nissan_Z33

Who here shifts from 1-3-5 to save gas?

damoniusmonk

I do this sometimes. It's funny to watch the corollas smoke me at lights.

It does work to save gas though. Man first is short!! I try to hardly use it, but then third is weird.

Try firssecond (new name) then third and fifth.

This is a little better for getting going (DARN impatient Los Angeles drivers!) The camry behind you shouldn't get too upset.

You know how many times I've been honked at by women in their clearly automatic cars and SUVs - - it's truly hilarious. I'd get going before the light too if all I had to do was let off the brake. I'm usually sitting in neutral though.

GZire

Unless I'm trying to really get on the fun pedal, I try to get into as high a gear as possible in as little time as possible (it's more like 1 - 2 - 5 (or 6)).

ANXIOUZ

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I never skip 2nd. Usually 1st, shift at 3500rpm into 2nd. Shift at 3000rpm into 4th. Then I rest 1 wrist over the steering wheel, and lean back.....

lane myers

same here.

SKYD

iTrader: (1)

samne thing i do

SKYD

iTrader: (1)

I like stoppin in the middle of the road and just goin through the gears

SKYD

iTrader: (1)

u guys ever do that

bigFenE

Unless I'm at a 1000% total stop, I use 2nd, to 4th, then 6th......never tried 1-3-5

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350ZFanatic

cant this mess anything up,like your syncros or something like that?

Mantis3024

Skipping gears won't save you gas, keeping you rpms down will

nbdyfcnsqnc

I skip 3 a lot, but it's not really any kind of conscious attempt... just laziness.

zownz

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word...2-4-6 here

longbowe

Yeah, keeping RPMS below 3500 will do it.