Morning all...
I've been thinking of doing a Q&A type video soon around the Pulsar. I've had it almost 4 months now, so throw any questions you have relating to the car in here and I'll do my best to answer them.
Pulsar Q&A
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Yes, I’ve got that problem, and I just try to accept it, but it has the potential to cause an accident.
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Glad it's not just me who's noticed this. Seems hard to get into 1st if doing more than 5mph, and at that speed, second is terrible to pull away in.
My mate is a driving instructor, and I feel like a student when at junctions at low speed. Either either crawl away slowly in 2nd, or go for a jerky 1st gear pull away (I've been driving 15+ years )
My mate is a driving instructor, and I feel like a student when at junctions at low speed. Either either crawl away slowly in 2nd, or go for a jerky 1st gear pull away (I've been driving 15+ years )
Pleasing to see that I'm not the only one having problems pulling away smoothly in 1st and I've been driving for over 40 years! Sometimes it's OK and sometimes not. The exit to one car park I use regularly is slightly uphill where you stop to put the ticket in to raise the barrier and then drops downhill immediately as you pass through the gate. It's almost impossible not to do an impression of a kangaroo on hot coals at that one!RandomlySet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:29 pm
My mate is a driving instructor, and I feel like a student when at junctions at low speed. Either either crawl away slowly in 2nd, or go for a jerky 1st gear pull away (I've been driving 15+ years )
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The way I get round it is not to accelerate from a crawl but stop and set off briskly again in first gear up to about 15mph and then go into second. I do this a lot at junctions where I needn’t have stopped.
Of course you have to keep an eye on what’s safe to do.
Of course you have to keep an eye on what’s safe to do.
I noticed this test driving 2 cars and thought it was just my inability to drive lol... something I will get used to I suppose. My twingo screams for 2nd as soon as it's over about 7mph and its virtually impossible to get into 1st unless you're stopped. So some similarities some differences.