How Often Are You in 6th With MT?
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Whenever I can... cruise on the freeway. I just downshift when I need power...
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Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Feb 17 2005, 07:47 PM
Yes.? Our lemon law case is still a few months away & we have to keep it until then.
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530 and I use 6th all the time.
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I would say every other time I'm on the freeway....which is when traffic allows. If I could convince more American drivers to use the left hand lane for passing, perhaps I'd get a chance to use it more...
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I drive about 80 to 100 miles per day (already have more than 8000 miles already and I picked it up on 12/9 with 800 miles from ED). I am in 6th from 60 miles upward, but find myself going form 6 to 4 quite often when I need the speed. I use 6th for the mileage, but there is really not enough pickup to gun it in the 3.0.
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This is my second 5er with a 6-speed and I have a 911 with a 6-speed, and with them all, I've always thought that I really don't know how to drive a 6-speed!!
Generally, on the freeway, I skip from accelerating in 4th gear to cruising in 6th gear. I only go to 5th if I'm playing around and wanting to accelerate between 80 and 100 - and yes, I know that that is considered silly and dangerous by some of you.
Anyway, I'd like to know how others use 5th gear - at least with a 545??
Generally, on the freeway, I skip from accelerating in 4th gear to cruising in 6th gear. I only go to 5th if I'm playing around and wanting to accelerate between 80 and 100 - and yes, I know that that is considered silly and dangerous by some of you.
Anyway, I'd like to know how others use 5th gear - at least with a 545??
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Originally Posted by hinckley' date='Feb 18 2005, 01:30 PM
Generally, on the freeway, I skip from accelerating in 4th gear to cruising in 6th gear.? I only go to 5th if I'm playing around and wanting to accelerate between 80 and 100
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Originally Posted by hinckley' date='Feb 18 2005, 01:30 PM
Anyway, I'd like to know how others use 5th gear - at least with a 545??
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If I really wanted to push it more, I'd downshift to 3rd or 4th or just stay in those gears for a longer amount of time.