that's a good example, not many situations like that near where I live. that said, if I need to accelerate faster than my gti can handle at full throttle in 2n

that's a good example, not many situations like that near where I live. that said, if I need to accelerate faster than my gti can handle at full throttle in 2nd/3rd gear, I will probably just wait for a bigger gap. everyone has their own tolerance for these things though; I play merges extra safe.