On 5/29/2015 12:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-05-29 2:45 PM, the dude wrote:
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>>> Bear in mind this is the guy who didn't like having to shift into
>>> 5th gear all the time, the gear that most normal drivers use only
>>> when they get up to highway speed. He figures cars are more
>>> efficient when driven in the highest possible gear.... which helps
>>> to explain why so many auto manufacturers are switching to 2 speed
>>> transmissions instead of 5.
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>> I have already explained to you that I do that to get a little more
>> MPG. You get the best MPG during high vacuum manifold pressure
>> conditions. This implies driving with a very light throttle. This
>> implies driving in the highest gear that's practical for the
>> conditions.
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> Yes yes I know... but it was the 5th gear you were talking about being
> some sort of major problem for you, and most drivers tend to do a lot of
> shifting in lower gears, in the sort of traffic conditions you encounter
> in cities. That should preclude 5th gear, which most cars only need at
> higher, constant speeds. It is not the gear you be shifting in and out
> of frequently in normal traffic.

I disagree about the 5th gear being so special that you can't use it but
everybody drives differently. Obviously, it's possible because I used to
shift into 5th frequently in town. It's hardly a fault of mine if you
don't know how and when to do this. I was also gentle on the clutch
i.e., I kept the clutch temperatures down by engaging it early on and
reducing slippage. It's just another advanced technique I used. Man, I'm
good!

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>> When I drove manual shift transmission I would, in fact,
>> skip gears. With the VW with Tiptronic, I shift sequentially. Boy,
>> you do so carry on but don't expect me to school you on elementary
>> high miles per gallon driving techniques. As some posters would say
>> "Get some help!" Hee hee.
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> Yeah... from the guy who can diagnose a broken timing belt on a car
> sitting on the side of the road. You don't need to school me on driving
> techniques. I have been driving standard transmissions for 50 years. I
> learned to drive with a manual. I have worked as a driver examiner and
> as an equipment instructor and had signing authority for driver
> licencing. I have driven 3, 4 and 5 speed cars. I have been driving
> motorcycles since I was 14. I drove trucks for more than 10 years,
> dealing with axle splitters, various Roadranger transmissions and
> several trucks with 4x5 dual stick transmissions. So I don't need to you
> tell me about driving manual transmissions. You can try to blow smoke up
> someone else's ass, but I think I have considerably more experience with
> them than you do.
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