My car has so much power I start in 6th gear, no shifting and I get good gas mileage

 

its all depends on the traffic, I usually cruise in 5th in the city.

 

I can go down to 35 comfortably in 6th gear, spinning around 1.2K anything lower, like 30, start to bog her down.

 

No kidding. at 35 mph I'm in 3rd or MAYBE 4th gear tops. Seems I rarely use 6th for anything other than stints on the freeway. Don't even use 6th on winding roads where I can consitanaly maintain 55 mph

 

No wonder people get worse gas mileage than me on this forum

 

no engine sounds weak, 4th around 40mph

 

I live in a pretty hilly area, in and out of town. Only go into 6th on flat straights at about 40. To avoid tickets I use cruise control a lot and it is jerky under 40. I try to get good milage, but there is a limit to my trying.

 

is it bad to use be in high gear, low rpm and step on the gas?

 

Simple answer, yes. I'm sure someone else on the forums will ellaborate.

 

 

what part of town is this??

 

Haha, I don't think I ever get out of 2nd in the city.

 

so i filled my tank today and the whole day i tried to stay under 3000rpm. lets see if this will make a difference. i actually took the advice from this thread and went into 6th gear alot =]

 

If your stopping and going a lot, it won't make much of a difference. To see a really good MPG rating, you need to be cruising at a constant speed. I was able to do 28-29 mpg cruising from southern GA to TN at about 75mph.

 

wow thats pretty good...my millage isnt that great cause i drive in the city mostly...and even if i am on the freeway, im in traffic (stupid CA traffic)

 

I usually run 6th for anything over 45mph , well at least i shift into 6th at that time. I also skip shift all the time too. 1 to 3 to 6th never going over 3k RPM

 

Same here. I average right around 20-21 mpg with a mix of city/highway driving. I feel your pain too, Jersey is the most densly (sp) populated state and there is always construction going on to make things more interesting. Haha.

 

I stay in 6th when possible.

 

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

 

yes definitely, although I don't feel much until it gets over 40 or so