[drmac]

Thanks for the replies. Sorry I wasn't clearer with my original question--what I was asking is what Neil stated more clearly without trying to be cute about it, as I was: why, mechanically, does the car shift better at higher rpms, and is the higher rpm upshift a best practice in general?

The replies from Matt and pmax are right along the lines of what I was curious about, so both questions answered.

And yes, part of the question was to do with driving in town--I guess it's a question one wouldn't need ask if we were always driving in perfect circumstances. But it's also a novice question borne of driving modern manuals that do not demand quite the attention the 915 transmission does demand.

Best to all.