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Originally Posted by speeder
4th or 5th gear. If you're driving along on the freeway at a steady 65 mph in 3rd, or even 4th, you're being an automotive moron. What do you think the other gears are for?  |
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Originally Posted by speeder
I used 5th gear in my SC every time I got on the freeway. WTF would you waste fuel rolling along at a steady 65-80 mph, (80 is a typical L.A. freeway speed when not congested), in 4th gear? Does it make you feel like you're being "racy" to wind the piss out of your engine on the freeway?
These cars need to come with a driving manual and a quiz before you take the controls.
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Go back and REREAD my post. Of course I'd be in 5th if I were on an Interstate (or any highway) and in the scenario you describe...but I VERY rarely drive on those. It's been at least 5 years since I've been on an Interstate in my 911. Twisty, curvey, hilly, country back roads are another matter entirely. Never at a steady speed for more than a bit and in the appropriate gear for the speed I'm at. I keep the rpms above 3K and run up near redline on every shift (after proper warmup). Maroon you say...I think not
