[chrispa]

Is it me, or is the A5 gearbox (manual) a really heavy piece of kit? I find it a bit clunky when changing gear, not particularly smooth when finding each shift. Just moved from a Saab 9-3 which was very similar in fact, but kinda expected a bit of a smoother gearbox from a beast of a car! My Dad's got an A4 and he says his gearbox is the same.

My old 52 reg ford focus had a smoother gearbox, really precise and easy to use, yet this doesnt seem as good? Just me being picky or is it generally a decent gearbox?

Just wondered peoples thoughts really, positive or negative.

Cheers.

Chris

 

[TuffLittleUnit]

The cold weather has certainly made mine feel a little more "notchy". It also feels like I have to make more of an effort to fully depress the clutch pedal to effect a smooth gear change although that's really more likely to be down to me becoming lazier and lazi...

 

[chrispa]

notchy is the exact word I'd use to describe it. Not sure if its like it because its new, or because thats how its built.