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Old 04-11-2013, 06:04 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 7speed View Post
I do the 1,2,4,6....for light traffic situations
I learned skipping gears like that makes my gear box grind. I used to do 1,2,3,5 in my BMW, so I had to break the skip shift habit. I've also noted that trying to accelerate in the wrong gear kills mpg worse than just choosing the lower one in the first place.
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