What everyone else said.. no first gear unless you're at a dead stop or going like 1 MPH.

 

No.

 

You can get it into first with rev-matching if you really want to, though most of the time, 2nd gear will suffice. There are some occasions when you're rolling to an almost complete stop and then need to go up a hill, for instance, where 1st is more desirable. It can be done - just search for "heel and toe" rev matching and practice the technique.

 

You could downshift into 1st by blipping the throttle opening the gate to 1st gear. I wouldn't recommend it. Like posted above you should never downshift to 1st unless your at a complete stop. Once you shift out of 1st gear there is a gate that prevents you to do this hence why you cant get it in 1st. Only way is if you blip the throttle and sneak it in. The gate in there for a reason. If you don't like the chatter get another flywheel.

 

phail

 

WOW. If your under warranty i'd take it in but don't tell em that you do this. Hopefully if its damaged they can replace unless it obvious you jammed in in there and the shifter or gate it bent etc. If it isn't then I strongly suggest you learn how to properly drive or downshift for that matter or get an automatic next time cause your not doing it right. GL

 

you'd be fine if you rev match into first if you were doing some sort of circuit race or STREET RACING from roll.

 

throw it into 1st on the highway ftw

 

If you've slowed down to almost a stop and need to get into first because the RPMs will be too low to accelerate in second, double clutch.

 

you dont need to double clutch cars with syncros

you just rev match and it will let you in...but since you can start in 2nd or 3rd, there is no point unless you are racing like someone just said

 

Unless you're towing a trailer with a Mack truck on it up a steep hill, on a dirt road covered in snow and ice, with worn bald summer tires, in Alaska in the middle of the winter, in -20 degree temps, with a headwind, at night with 3 passengers and a trunk full of luggage in your car... 2nd gear has plenty of power to get up any kind of hill if the car is already moving a bit.

 

Not sure about the non revups, but the revup wants to stay over 1.5k RPM... let it go under and it bogs. Let the RPMs get below 1k and it bogs really bad. If I'm that close to being at a stop at a light when the light turns green, I either step on the brake harder to get closer to a stop so I can shift down to first, or I double clutch it to get into first.

 

 

even a 1.6 liter should have enough power under 1500 to get you moving in 2nd gear let alone a 3.5, i accidently started my celica gt-s from 3rd gear up a hill on the test drive w/o stalling it

and the mack truck joke is funny, but u have obviously never tired summer tires in snow..lol

 

Try revving before shoving it in, thats what i did when ever messing around and throwing it into first trying to get my car to downshift without using the brake.

Also too you are supposed to get it in at a REALLY slow speed, if you want to, like 5mph or less.