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question about e-shift and mpg

Old Sep 4, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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ok i got a question about the e-shift. if you are driving about 75 mile on highway, open road, and stay in 5th gear 95% of the time only changing gears if need to get out of a tight spot. and then driving back in D are you going to get a big or if any fuel comsumption diffenerce?

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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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The lower the cruising RPM, the better fuel mileage.

Are you referring to switching in and out of overdrive, not moving to second gear on the shift selector?
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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i put it into "M" on the freeway and keep it in 5th gear. my girlfriend is was freaky out cause i had it in "M" the drive over and then "D" back and is telling me that i am wasting her gas, it's her car. now i looked at the tank the whole time and to me it went down the same amount. when i was in "M" i was not going up and down the gears a lot. just as if the car was in "D" and down shift if you were trying to get past a truck.
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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It is the same as I switch back and forth and there is no difference in the gears, whether you are in "m" in 5th gear or "d" in 5th gear.
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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that's what i thought, i drove her car again and put it from "M" to "D" and felt no difference i think she was just having a bad day.
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