thompson8

Hi all, I've had this on my car from as long as I remember, Does anyone else struggle with how fast the revs drop between shifts especially when cold. When the car has been stood all night come the next morning until the car is up to operating temperature the revs drop so fast especially between 1st to 2nd gear. This causes the ride to be very jerky for the first few miles. Yes I could change gear quicker but when I'm driving casually I don't want to be doing lightning quick gear changes. I find that if I want to drive casually driving at normal speeds taking it to 2500 - 3000RPM in 1st by the time I've put in the clutch and changed to 2nd the revs have dropped to idle and need to be dragged back up when 2nd is engaged. Once the car has warmed up it's a lot better but is so inconsistent in the way the revs drop sometimes they hold for about half a second sometimes it drops like a stone. Does anyone else experience this? Thanks.

Hi thanks for the replies. Would the DMF get bet 'better' as the car gets warm as it definitely gets better when the car has been on a good 30 min run. Same with the engine mounts is it possible that the bushes are expanding when the engine bay gets hotter? If it was a DMF how am I going to persuade the dealer to replace this?! It's really annoying though as I usually only do 15 min journeys so the car barely heats up. Thanks.

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Hi I've had my VRS for 2 years since new. For about 6 months now I've been experiencing an engine noise when lifting off the throttle in all gears. The noise is like a thud/squeak, you can feel the car lurch when it does it and I can sometimes feel the gear stick move when it makes the sound. Unless I really take my time the gear changes can be very clunky and notchy. I've had this into the dealer about 3 months ago and they "found nothing wrong" but since the weather as got really cold recently I've noticed it doing it a lot more. I'm thinking engine mounts but apparently these were checked when it went to the dealer. Any other suggestions? Thanks.