What Gear?

[peterb]

My wife has recently been converted to the usefulness of the rev counter and has started driving in lower gears with a resulting improvement in acceleration.

I wondered how others drove with respect to refinement vs performance.

I'm assuming a steady speed on the flat without major hazards.

BTW I use 3rd normally.

[Fidgits]

Depends, around town I use 3rd, but when on straight road I drop it into 4th to preserve economy...

[dark_is200]

What about first gear - seem to remember doing 30 in first (could be wrong - will test on the way home tonight!)

[dribble]

I believe I have managed 30 in all gears... not recommend if you want to overtake in a top gear, or a blown engine in 1st...

Best for responce would be 2/3 but cruising would be sitting in 4th, and if its sunday and I have Alan P on the radio the bady slips itself into 6th :-)

-dribble

[woggledog]

30? If the roads are 30 mph, mine normally sits in 5th / 6th (if a little faster). Will cruise at 34mph at 40mpg in sixth!

However, I really don't trust the mpg indicator much :-)

[UKPulse]

Can e-Shift along at 30mph in 3rd, 4th or 5th... but I usually leave it in "D" and let the car decide

[dark_is200]

Yep, you can do 30 in 1st!

Normally do it in 2nd, 3rd or 4th if I'm on my own in the car (depends how I feel like driving). If I'm driving girlfriend or others then 6th gear.

[lexussport]

1st or 2nd, usually 2nd as it will run upto 80mph. Enough to see off the boy racers ;)

[Bazza-old]

1st or 2nd, usually 2nd as it will run upto 80mph. Enough to see off the boy racers ;)

just like every hire car ive driven :duh:

[Mitch]

1st or 2nd, usually 2nd as it will run upto 80mph. Enough to see off the boy racers ;)

wot u tryin to save dave- your car is faster than ours???

cruising has 3rd normaly but 2nd does get used a bit at that speed aswell

[Parthiban]

if jus cruisin, my auto slips into 4th at 30

otherwise, while accelerating, usually 1st or 2nd depending on mood

[Fidgits]

So.. 3rd or 4th then....

[Teddy]

if am trashing it, then first but usually second.

second hits 62mph - found out recently

3rd at 90

4th at 120

but i hardly trash it though.

[Claire G]

Depends really, if I'm in a boy-racer mood, then I use 2nd, if not then it eventually gets put into 6th! ;)

[Fever]

Depends really, if I'm in a boy-racer mood, then I use 2nd, if not then it eventually gets put into 6th!

Oh I see Claire 'BOY' racer is it now...you know there are girl racers too!! :D :D :P :P

But I agree...much the same as you at 30mph! :D

[Claire G]

Oops...well, y'know what I meant

[Fever]

:D Yep I did :P