You have to drive them more like you would a semi getting a run on hills and trying to time the stop lights better. They make you plan ahead more so you can keep your momentum up as much as possible. When I first put the motor in mine and started driving it,it was shifting to early. Having never driven one before I was thinking man these things really are dogs. Then I changed the levers on the valve cover and it stared shifting to late but I knew it had potentail. I finally got it dialed in by adjusting the linkage by the IP and it`s not so bad now. Slow off the line but once you get rolling, cruises the freeway just fine it does seam like it could use another gear thou.

I actually don't like my 240D around town very well. I much prefer it on the highway. It just kinda drones down the road and covers ground without a lot of fuss. In town it seems you go through all that to get up to speed and then it's time to stop and repeat the exercise.