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Cd · 05-14-2023, 12:06 PM

On a low powered automatic, is it better to gently featherfoot the gas until you reach 2 or 3 gear, or is it better to give it a good push ( maybe 1/3 to 1/2 the way fully pressed ) and then featherfoot it from there ?
I have always thought that driving with the least amount of pressure on the gas pedal was the way to get food fuel economy.
But driving like this is driving me nuts.
Going from a standstill to 2nd gear takes perhaps 4 seconds.
Besides being rude to other drivers, it's just dangerous to drive like that.

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	1993 Civic automatic - featherfoot in all gears, or briskly get past 2nd and then featherfoot ? On a low powered automatic, is it better to gently featherfoot the gas until you reach 2 or 3 gear, or is it better to give it a good push ( maybe 1/3 to 1/2 the way fully pressed ) and then featherfoot it from there ? I have always thought that driving with the least amount of pressure on the gas pedal was the way to get food fuel economy. But driving like this is driving me nuts. Going from a standstill to 2nd gear takes perhaps 4 seconds. Besides being rude to other drivers, it's just dangerous to drive like that.