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Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?
Posted by JMJinNC [Email] (more from JMJinNC) on Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:00:39
In Reply to: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Cannonball, Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:31:49
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I think that more gears are helpful for smaller engines, keeping you in or above the power band. My first 3 Saabs ('97 900SE coupe, '02 9-3SE 5-door, '02 9-5 Aero SW) performed just fine with 5-speed manuals. Fuel economy was pretty good considering the age of te platform and my lead-foot tendencies.
I now have a 2012 Mazda5 microvan with a 6-speed manual and an '07 Saab 9-3 2.0T with a 6-speed manual. I don't mind the 6-speeds, in fact it's easier to drive when BOTH cars in the household have the same shift pattern.
FWIW, I grew up on a farm driving tractors, so compared to shifting a low range/high range, non-syncro 4-speed (with a 2 foot long shifter), today's 6-speed transmissions are EASY.
JMJ
->Posting last edited on Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:03:36.
Posts in this Thread:
- Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Cannonball, Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:31:49
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ? I hope so., andym, Wed, 8 Mar 2017 16:51:06
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, IndySaaber
, Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:09:56 - How many gears does one need?, Noel, Sun, 26 Feb 2017 07:23:31
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, cheaptech
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:49:04 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, AdamD, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:47:20
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, JMJinNC, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:00:39 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Snowmobile
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:53:33 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, GFW3pedals
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:33:47 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Justin VanAbrahams
, Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:51:25
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