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Originally Posted by 7thgear
^ drives a 2012 Mustang
LOL
i don't mash my throttle to the floor at every light, is that really so hard to imagine?
i feather the throttle in 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd, coast for a bit, put it in 5th, coast some more, feather the throttle, ohh time to slow down
or how about this, i get on the highway, put it in H and cruise for the next hour or so
occasionally when i'm out driving at midnight or something when the streets arn't packed with idiots i can open the car up a bit, but the 60 or 80km speed limit kinda takes the buzz out.
maybe out in boonie land where cops sleep and the roads go on for miles and miles without a single light in sight, but that ain't here.
when i want have fun with the car, i go to the track, and then it sees 7k all day long and i don't ever feel this "dip"
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I really hate it when people act ignorant of the thread topic because they come in the thread and announce how glorious of a perfect law abiding, care inducing citizen they are on public roads. The OP is just voicing concern about how he drives, which is around 3-4000rpm, and what thoughts others have about it. The vast majority of us shift above 3500rpm on super short geared car, so this question pertains to a lot of people.
To add my personal input to the OP's question; I personally agree with you. If it's city, I try to shift at 4500-5000 because a lot of Texas drivers are animals and you have to do a lot of defensive-aggressive driving to avoid accidents and to even switch lanes without getting plastered and honked at. Highway driving is a bit easier with the torque dip because you have more room to get back into the better torque RPM's if you want to switch lanes. I tend to shift at 3500-4000rpm driving casually. And road trips 3000-3500. I hope I answered your question?