[ermax]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

With the amount of cars and variable traffic conditions in NYC, I could argue constantly shifting to get in and out of powerband would put too much wear on my clutch and transmission. I'd rather stay in third and be able to go from 30 to 80ish without worrying too much. I'm usually stuck between 40 and 70 on the highways around here.



Plus, its more fun.



Kinda wish this was logged some where, but I'd bet at least 80% of my driving (time wise) is in gears 1 through 4. Sometimes 5, rarely 6. The only time I really just cruise in 6 is for those long road trips (3-5+ hours) where I'm 100 miles from the next exit and not surrounded by other cars.

See I find it “more fun” to do a blip and downshift before pulling than simply pressing my foot to the floor. To each their own though.