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Old 03-23-2012, 12:08 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by tranzformer View Post
I have driven manual cars my whole life, never owned an auto. I personally never use 6th gear to pass a car/accelerate. I always just drop it down into 5th. I know people are "lazy" but I would rather have a longer 6th gear for better highway cruising (#1 engine noise and #2 mpgs). Hopefully it won't be to hard to put a longer 6th gear in ourselves.
+1 I definitely prefer a longer top gear for the highway. My car isn't going to live on a race track, so having every day driving efficiencies is very much appreciated.
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