when car moving cannot engage 1st gear (unless very slow)
is this happen to every cars or only some model ?

I guess most of the car comes with this feature. I think this is one of the safety feature to prevent engage 1st gear accidentally. Imagine u going 60kmph and u suddenly engage 1st gear

I only shift to N when i know it is about to stop(Stop for long time. Mostly at traffice light.). Going down a slop or downhill i never shift to N. Normally use 3rd gear for downhill. If want faster for downhill i just shift to 4th gear.

The rules i use is just like driving Daytona.. Warning!!! i am not saying i Shift 4-2 or 4-1 or 5-3...your gear will spoilt. Just shift according to the speed...

This post has been edited by 6650: Dec 8 2006, 06:06 PM

Engine rpm and wheel speed not matching.

When still moving ~20kmh use 2nd gear, or blip the gas.

my driving school ask me to step on clutch and brake togeda wor... wonder if this is right? o.O

Only when u want to stop to a standstill or change gear. If you just slow down the car a little without changing gear or into neutral then no need clutch.