My recently acquired '13 MPS has made me very happy. It's pretty much ticked off all the requirements I have in a car. However, I have noticed the gearbox to be quite stubborn, in particular in changing from 1st to 2nd. The changes are rarely smooth, and often result in crunching. This issue does not occur in changes to higher gears, eg 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th, etc.
Is this anything to do with how I'm driving, or is it just a characteristic of this particular gearbox?