I remember driving a 116 SD when new and being alarmed about the harsh shifting between 1st and 2nd, even when warm. Now, neither of my 126s shift that hard, but, when cold they do shift a lot harder than when warm. When warm, the shift into 2nd feels really hard when doing that slow, light throttle traffic creep.

The trans in my 84 is a recent rebuild, and shifts quite well, but I too thought that the car shifted quite harsh for the $$$ it would have cost when new.

Jerry