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I've been told the same. My partner says my 2005 fabia is set up really badly for driving comfortably at low speeds but more modern cars are more capable.
The problem as far as I can tell is that driving below 20mph in second gear makes the engine sound a bit whizzy. Changing to third whilst remaining below 20mph the engine sounds like it's struggling / might stall unless you speed up a bit.
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Driver behaviour is obviously the main problem, but I've also been told that car gearing isn't set up to have a convenient gear for 20mph. This may be nonsense, but as a non-driver I wouldn't have the foggiest if it's true or not.