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Just keep the tranny in drive (D). That's what I keep my A4 in all the time.
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I've checked the gas mileage on every tank since I got the car.
When I first got it I cruised around town in D and got 14-16 MPG.
For the last few months I've been cruising around town in 3 and I get 14-16 MPG.
IOW, how hard you mash down on the right pedal makes a much bigger difference in gas mileage than the engine turning at 2500 RPM rather than 1500 RPM.
When I first got it I cruised around town in D and got 14-16 MPG.
For the last few months I've been cruising around town in 3 and I get 14-16 MPG.
IOW, how hard you mash down on the right pedal makes a much bigger difference in gas mileage than the engine turning at 2500 RPM rather than 1500 RPM.
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I've checked the gas mileage on every tank since I got the car.
When I first got it I cruised around town in D and got 14-16 MPG.
For the last few months I've been cruising around town in 3 and I get 14-16 MPG.
IOW, how hard you mash down on the right pedal makes a much bigger difference in gas mileage than the engine turning at 2500 RPM rather than 1500 RPM.
When I first got it I cruised around town in D and got 14-16 MPG.
For the last few months I've been cruising around town in 3 and I get 14-16 MPG.
IOW, how hard you mash down on the right pedal makes a much bigger difference in gas mileage than the engine turning at 2500 RPM rather than 1500 RPM.
Last edited by JR-01; Mar 10, 2014 at 11:56 AM.
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Usually when I'm driving around town, under 50 MPH I like to keep it in 3. I like the better throttle response and the deceleration when off the throttle so I don't have to be on the brakes as often. Trade off is lower MPG's, but no big deal.
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Isn't continuously using the tranny for deceleration kind of hard on it??
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I'm the original owner of my 2002 and I have 106K on the clock. I've been driving my Vette this way since day one and the tranny is going strong, never had a problem with it to date. I only keep it in three when just cruising around town, barely going over 45 MPH, doesn't cause much stress on the tranny at all. Any faster or highway driving I keep it in D, just use common sense, these trannys are built pretty strong, so if you take care of it and not drive like a maniac you should get a very long life out of it.
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My C5 gets damm good gas mileage. Any intelligent person that drives their Vette a lot cares about gas mileage. Only stupid people like wasting money.