Geo Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Ok all what gear do you dive in, at this speed 30Mph. Advanced drivers should know that 3rd is the gear you should be in?? Any thoughts?? Geo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 At 30 I'm in D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 yeah, third here (although i do drive an auto ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Auto or manual? Auto will go into forth I think if tootling along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 on teh flat 4th, up or down hill 3rd. or accelerating etc but just same speed easy road 4th. unless you mean in a 30 limit as advanced would drive at 28 then it would be 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Ha ha, nice. But if you've got a manual car?? Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 the Supe seems to be ok at 30 in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th! so depends if im speeding up or slowing down! but mostly 4th! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Auto or manual? Auto will go into forth I think if tootling along. my auto sometimes goes into fourth but usually that's getting on for 35. if i was in a manual Geo then it'd probably be third, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 yea i think most people drive in 4th doing 30Mph, but the reality is that if you need to accelerate quickly then its a case of foot to the floor, rather than clutch down, change to 3rd, clutch up and accelerate. Alot quicker don't ya think?? Geo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I tend to change to 2nd once moving, 3rd around 20mph, 4th around 30mph, 5th around 45mph. So 4th usually. Why would you ever need to accelerate quickly in a 30mph zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 i would also say that it depends on the gearing of the car as well mind you. i would certainly say that you're better of sitting at ~3k rpm in third than ~1500 rpm in fourth though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Why would you ever need to accelerate quickly in a 30mph zone? When you are trying to knock down a particularly ugly pikey who's clearly breeding out of control??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 It depends on the gradient but I'd say my journey is mostly flat so 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 You would accelerate quickly in a 30Mph Zone if you had to get out the way of something, where slowing down was not an option. Geo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Why would you ever need to accelerate quickly in a 30mph zone? In case the the pavement pixies want to steal your jolly-juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Depends on location and journey, but either 4th or 6th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 4th or 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun. Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Ok all what gear do you dive in, Geo. T-shirt / Jeans and trainers, usually. I'll go now (again!) Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 T-shirt / Jeans and trainers, usually. I'll go now (again!) Shaun. Someone had to do it, might as well be the guy in the yellow car! Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I get this with the girlfriend all the time. She's always 'telling' me that I'm in the wrong gear and that I should be in 3rd gear. (this is in a 5spd 2.5ltr straight-six Z4, just shy of 2k rpm in 4th). I can't get across the point that I'm not accelerating, I'm not loading the engine, it's just rolling along. She doesn't understand why I might change down a gear when overtaking on the motorway either. It's quite annoying because she scorns that I'm damaging her car, and "how would you know, you drive an auto". She's been driving about a year.. She doesn't understand what RPMs and gears actually mean, all she knows is that when she asked someone what gear you should be in at a given speed, they told her a number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 why does she think you need to be in 3rd? certinaly not what you are taught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 why does she think you need to be in 3rd? certinaly not what you are taught. She's thick. Thickness I can stand, it's just the attitude that goes with it that bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 4th, stops me drifting way over 30mph in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Usually 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 depends, 1st or 2nd if you are booting it 3rd if you may want to accelerate at any moment (to shake off that stupid nova that's been tailgating you, or because you like the sound of the engine) 4th or 5th if you are cruising along a flat 6th, bit too slow although it will still pull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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