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I've been out in the van yesterday & today and have tried always starting using 1st. I'm getting used to it now. The main thing I note is the extra bit of effort needed to push the gear lever well over to the left and back - to get it in gear; and then the extra effort to get it into 2nd; and th...

I'm a Newbie van owner - with only car driving experience. The previous owner of my T25 (1990 Holdsworth with 5-speed gear box and 2100cc petrol engine) told me that I should treat gears 2-5 like a standard H-shift gearbox and only use 1st gear if I am starting on a hill ? I have been adopting this ...