I have a 2006 and maybe I've just been used to diesels for so long, but it seems that I have to rev fairly high (engage clutch at ~3.2k rpm minimum) in order for the shift from 1st to second to be smooth. It's strange because I thought I was just out of practice clutching but the rough shifting only seems to happen from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd. I really don't get it since the clutch doesn't even have 100k on it according to previous owner. Unless they were just sh*t at driving stick...
Any ideas?