On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:46:53 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-05-29 6:44 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >> 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!
> >
> Yep. You are a legend in your own mind.

And you sir, are dull. I'm not saying in the sense that you're not the life of a party, but maybe that too. Hee hee.