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Thanks guys, makes me feel a little better. I have had other cars do the same, I guess it is just new car paranoia.

I think it is normal, but I know some would disagree and blah blah blah about the transmission should work perfect always. The colder it gets, the more difficult 2nd gear will be until the powertrain wams up. But I have the same exact behavior on 3 diferent 996s.

Same exact thing on my 2000 Boxster S in Canada. Cold mornings remind me of a bad synchro mesh I had in my diesel Jetta going into second.

Hey all, I have noticed that when my car is cold that it is difficult to get 2nd gear, once it starts to warm up (coolant needle comes off the peg) it seems to want to shift just fine. When it is difficult to get 2nd, all other gears feel fine. Can anyone offer any suggestions? Is this a shifter alignment issue or tranny fluid issue or just Porsche?

Stats on the car are 99 996 with 6spd manual, 30k miles on the clock.

Thanks.

I have used one in my S4 as well, works well for autocrossing. My parent neighbor invented it and makes them.

Gang

Wanted to share a seat belt locking device that I tried yesterday at VIR :drive: . I have stock seats and seat belt, and was thinking about a racing seat and harness, but I drive my car daily and often have to wear a suit to work. Not an easy decision. At VIR, CDOC runs the track store, they also have online sales at http://www.cdoc.com . I went in the store and found this http://www.cdoc.com/detail.asp?id=42016#, installed it in my car and it was a great difference in driving!

What it does is keep your lap belt tight on your lap, so your rear end does not slide around and gets you great anchoring on the seat for the pedals, my knees are not working to keep me anchored. I was truly amazed, and had a great time on the track.

Wanted to share this as another solution to getting a full race seat and harness if you want to keep your car stock.