TonyM,

Do you normally use 1st gear? I think the last time I used 1st gear was in 1974 when I pulled a friend's Volkswagen Beetle out of a ravine (and won a bet for a case of beer).

As you said, the gear spacing between 2nd-3rd on the 4-sp (3.58 to 1.71) is better than between 1st-2nd on the 3-speed (3.17 to 1.75).

Tim