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Toyota/Subaru Development Team:
Engineer 1- "How many gears should we give it"?
Engineer 2 - "Well it really only needs 1st, 3rd and 6th"
Engineer 1 - "Why not the rest"?
Engineer 2 - "All the self proclaimed GOOD drivers will say they just skip them anyway"
Engineer 1 - "We need to keep the costs up so lets put all 6 in anyway"

OH and THAT ladies and gentlemen is sarcasm for any that are not sure!

This debate is flawed in that every person should drive differently according to circumstances not a set pattern.
Do I sometimes skip a gear on rapid acceleration? Certainly!
Do I take my time and granny shift all the way through each gear in slow steady traffic? Certainly!
Do I row through them all on a gradual slow down? Certainly!
Do I skip them all and go to 1st or 2nd in heavy traffic? Certainly!
Do I do exactly the same thing every time regardless of the situation? NEVER!!!!!