Any hate seventh gear?
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I haven't gone into 7th yet (only had mine since 8/3/19). I'm not so sure I will anytime soon either. I figure I will when we take it on a longer trip, on some open highways. Around town it's maxed out to 4th gear, and with the limited expressway type roads here, I've "cruised" in 6th (upwards of 75 mph).
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7th gear along with Eco mode on the highway gives me great fuel mileage, why someone would hate something that saves you money I have no idea. 
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I use 7th every day on the freeways out west... when I first got the Vette I was a little annoyed by all the rowing ... but after 5 years of daily driving I'm perfectly used to it... plus the gas mileage is great!!
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Yup, maybe hate is too strong a word. 7th is a useless gear (to me). As far as i know, there is only 2 cars with 7 gears manual. There is a reason why most manual are 6 speed, i think that is the sweet spot.
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I agree, 6 speed is a good symmetrical sweet spot. Almost seems like someone on the design team just wanted to one-up everyone else... hey, let's have *7* gears! But with LT torque so many speeds are just not necessary.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15, '17, '19
Don't know how you guys get that kind of mileage. My C5 gets a average of 23, C6 20,C7 19. I don't drive them hard either. Oh well.
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High MPG numbers are coming off the best last 50 miles or something. City driving I get 18 or so, on the highway, my best last 50 has been 32 MPG I have the A6 with the Z51 gearing so my MPGs will be lower. If you use instant MPG, you can tag a 99 if you lift off the pedal going downhill! If I'm moving and doing 35 on level ground, I can get a 30 something on Instant if I don't need to increase speed on hit an incline.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15, '17, '19
Why is the auto crowd always knocking the manual guys? If your physically unable to drive a stick the auto is a great option. I don't can what anyone drives but you must understand that us manual only guys have a passion for them that cannot be filled with a auto. For myself the only thing in life that makes me smile like I am 16 years old is rowing through the gears. The only problem we have is our beloved three pedal cars are going away.
