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Old 12-13-2002, 09:02 PM
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Quick poll: how often do you use 5th gear in city driving? (tipsters need not apply)
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just cruzin', sometimes 4th or 5th, speeds are decent here w/o cops, depends, 2K rpm's are usual
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Old 12-13-2002, 09:15 PM
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PA cops seem VERY casual, at least in SE PA
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ha ha once i reach cruising speed 35-45 i just drop into sixth, thats the beauty of the 2.7T torque
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always.....but in my town 60 mph is keeping up with traffic.... : - )
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35-40? ...gas mileage?
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Default i dont mean stop and go traffic obviously, i mean whenever i can maintain a constant speed...
and my gas milage around town is anywhere from 17-20 depending on traffic
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Default recently... sometimes. but still rare. unless i'm on it I try to keep rpms around 3k
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