Skip Shifts
08-31-2003, 07:08 PM
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Skip Shifts
Anyone else skip a gear while just on an easy commute. Say 1st to 3rd to 5th? or 1st to 2nd to 4th to 6th?
maybe it saves on clutch life?
maybe it saves on clutch life?
08-31-2003, 07:50 PM
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It would seem to make sense for easy commutes, but I personally don't skip gears while up-shifting even for easy driving (it's too fun to shift on this car!). Now, down-shifting, that's another story! 
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09-01-2003, 06:54 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by diskoe
[B]It would seem to make sense for easy commutes, but I personally don't skip gears while up-shifting even for easy driving (it's too fun to shift on this car!).
[B]It would seem to make sense for easy commutes, but I personally don't skip gears while up-shifting even for easy driving (it's too fun to shift on this car!).
09-02-2003, 02:27 AM
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I also will skip (hi, Skip!) gears with no problems other than a high RPM 3-6 shift, which will grind like a bitch due to the previously mentioned need to match speeds for the synchros...