What gear do you find yourself cruising the most?

MagmaRed370z · 07-24-2015, 10:08 PM

Hey guys,
What gear do you find yourself cruising the most on your daily driving? I find myself cruising in 4th gear for 75% of my commute to and from work.

BoneZ · 07-24-2015, 10:49 PM

7th.

jaedub · 07-24-2015, 10:54 PM

6th gear with MT. You can easily use 6th gear for both local and highway. Cruising at 4th gear is just wasting your gas.........unless you're crawling around 20 mph.

zae757 · 07-24-2015, 10:57 PM

5th

Lukcas61 · 07-24-2015, 10:58 PM

5th.

cooltoy · 07-25-2015, 12:15 AM

3rd and 4th.

kynseon · 07-25-2015, 12:31 AM

4th gear.. i barely go to 5.. traffic

ShutokuZ · 07-25-2015, 01:16 AM

4th mostly for me in the city.

Zbrah · 07-25-2015, 01:36 AM

D

ayrton88 · 07-25-2015, 08:02 AM

When I'm stuck in rush hour, I probably use neutral more than any other gear. That's why I never will understand why people claim they can't have a stick because of heavy traffic. What's the big deal? When it's bumper to bumper I just let the clutch out enough to get it rolling and go right back into neutral. I never even use the accelerator most of the time. When I drive my automatic winter beater in traffic it is so boring I want to tear my hair out.

POS VETT · 07-25-2015, 08:13 AM

I cruise using the tallest gear available in a given vehicle given a "normal or average range" of driving conditions.

MagmaRed370z · 07-25-2015, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaedub

6th gear with MT. You can easily use 6th gear for both local and highway. Cruising at 4th gear is just wasting your gas.........unless you're crawling around 20 mph.

Yeah my commute is in the 30mph-35mph zones.

P's_Z · 07-25-2015, 11:25 AM

6th, but would gladly stay in 5th if i could get better gas mileage(love stepping on the gas in 5th). My daily commute is mostly highway.

madwi · 07-25-2015, 11:27 AM

6th

kenchan · 07-25-2015, 12:18 PM

5th. my dd only has 5 gears... well, dat plus reverse.

07-24-2015, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 13	What gear do you find yourself cruising the most? Hey guys, What gear do you find yourself cruising the most on your daily driving? I find myself cruising in 4th gear for 75% of my commute to and from work. P's_Z likes this.

07-24-2015, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoneZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 52 Posts: 9,299 Drives: 2012 Blue BallZ Rep Power: 2684382	7th. birdman71 likes this.

07-24-2015, 10:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	6th gear with MT. You can easily use 6th gear for both local and highway. Cruising at 4th gear is just wasting your gas.........unless you're crawling around 20 mph. mayday813 likes this.

07-25-2015, 12:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	3rd and 4th. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

07-25-2015, 01:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
ShutokuZ Track Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Honolulu Posts: 512 Drives: 2013 PW 6MT Sport Rep Power: 14	4th mostly for me in the city. MagmaRed370z likes this.

07-24-2015, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
zae757 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Fort Dix, NJ Posts: 167 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 12	5th

07-24-2015, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lukcas61 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: California Posts: 104 Drives: 13 Nissan 370z Red Rep Power: 10	5th.

07-25-2015, 12:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
kynseon Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 183 Drives: 14 370z M6 Rep Power: 11	4th gear.. i barely go to 5.. traffic

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07-25-2015, 08:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
ayrton88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 397 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	When I'm stuck in rush hour, I probably use neutral more than any other gear. That's why I never will understand why people claim they can't have a stick because of heavy traffic. What's the big deal? When it's bumper to bumper I just let the clutch out enough to get it rolling and go right back into neutral. I never even use the accelerator most of the time. When I drive my automatic winter beater in traffic it is so boring I want to tear my hair out. DWS44 likes this.

07-25-2015, 08:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	I cruise using the tallest gear available in a given vehicle given a "normal or average range" of driving conditions. Smashley likes this.

07-25-2015, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
P's_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: PR Posts: 1,530 Drives: Zeta Rep Power: 469	6th, but would gladly stay in 5th if i could get better gas mileage(love stepping on the gas in 5th). My daily commute is mostly highway. __________________ Zeta

07-25-2015, 11:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
madwi A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Michigan Posts: 31,410 Drives: Granma red Z Rep Power: 2684429	6th

07-25-2015, 12:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	5th. my dd only has 5 gears... well, dat plus reverse. MagmaRed370z likes this.

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