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...but, *if* you're really interested in fuel economy, you'll *start* out in the highest gear that you can use (2nd or 3rd or even 4th, if possible) so as to get "up to" your intended speed and into the highest gear possible as quickly as possible, because two things "eat" fuel: acceleration (time & velocity) and speed (velocity).
...of course, exactly *which* gear you actually start in will depend upon traffic, vehicle load, engine warm-up, etc.
Last edited by gone-ot; 03-21-2011 at 08:43 PM..
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