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what gear to start in?
I'm trying to get the best MPG out of my daily around town driving. with a lot of stop and go i drop to about 10 or 11 mpg, but on the highway i get around 28. my car has the torque to start in a higher gear than first but it'd be a little harder on the clutch. i try not to accelerate hard or anything but just can't seem to do much better.
another question, on the high way my top gear is at about 1400 rpm doing 80mph... when i need to pass i keep it in 6th an roll on the throttle but would i be better dropping it to 5th so i don't apply as much throttle?
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