Kurt
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Yes
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
My punto has reverse in a crap place (below 5th) and has no lift up thing.. Doesnt help when it feels like it should have a 6th gear...
s like
Its like that on mums A4 but you have to push it down so you cannot do it accidentally.
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
Yes
Fiat confuse me sometimes Woulda thought they'd have given your car a 6th gear seen as though some of the 1.2 mk2 sportings had 6 speed
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Robin
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quote: Originally posted by mobby
6th gear, does it seriously feel like it needs a 6th gear?
economy gear, my car does loads more mpg in 6th than 5th, and does another 30mph too
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
quote: Originally posted by mobby
6th gear, does it seriously feel like it needs a 6th gear?
economy gear, my car does loads more mpg in 6th than 5th, and does another 30mph too
I use it as a lazy gear on the mway, as it'll pick up from 40mph so saves changing gear
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Mobby
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
quote: Originally posted by mobby
6th gear, does it seriously feel like it needs a 6th gear?
economy gear, my car does loads more mpg in 6th than 5th, and does another 30mph too
you could say that about all cars
[Edited on 22-11-2008 by mobby]
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tom_simes
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Exactly Mobby, which is why I don't quite understand why you laughed.
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Mobby
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i wasnt talking about economy
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tom_simes
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What were you talking about then? I hope it wasn't an extra 30 mph in all cars, as that simply isn't true.
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Kurt
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote: Originally posted by Kurt
Yes
Fiat confuse me sometimes Woulda thought they'd have given your car a 6th gear seen as though some of the 1.2 mk2 sportings had 6 speed
Exactly, 188 punto 1.2's had 6 gears.. its mind bottling..
[Edited on 22-11-2008 by Kurt]
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IvIarkgraham
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my corsa needs 6 gears
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Graham88
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Impressive vid!
quote: Originally posted by Kurt
My punto has reverse in a crap place (below 5th) and has no lift up thing.. Doesnt help when it feels like it should have a 6th gear...
Same as on my Fiesta, took a bit of getting used too but it seems normal now.
I'd like to see you get it into reverse from 6th anyway
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Kurt
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5th
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by Graham88
Impressive vid!
quote: Originally posted by Kurt
My punto has reverse in a crap place (below 5th) and has no lift up thing.. Doesnt help when it feels like it should have a 6th gear...
Same as on my Fiesta, took a bit of getting used too but it seems normal now.
I'd like to see you get it into reverse from 6th anyway
Same as mine too, I assume that its got a system in place to stop it been put into reverse when you are going forwards as unless you are completly stationary it doesnt like to go in.
My 6th gear is the same as most other peoples fifth, close ratio boxes ftl
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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It pains me to listen to this
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQXlwr0H1A
Teggy bites the dust
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Mike GSi
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wasnt that car rear wheel drive?
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tom_simes
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
It pains me to listen to this
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQXlwr0H1A
Teggy bites the dust
Ouch
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
It pains me to listen to this
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQXlwr0H1A
Teggy bites the dust
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alan-g-w
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I was told once that a friend of a friend's gf was taking his mint fiesta xr2i (?) that he'd just spent hundreds on restoring into town to pick him up after a night out.
On the way in on the motorway she managed to put it from 5th into reverse, subsequently dropping the gearbox out the bottom of the car and writing it off
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richc
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Why do you think the majority of americans have auto's
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Robin
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUjhBtfyXQ
That's why.
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Mertin
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My saxo had reverse where 6th would be. Saw me go into reverse a few times when I newly got it and wasnt used to the gear and was changing from 5th to 4th
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pow
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Kirsty has to remind me every now and again that a 1.1 106 doesn't have 6th
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johnhara1
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Have found 2nd instead of 4th at about 90mph in the XE.
Shouldnt it be hard to enguage 1st whyen your moving though? I tried it as a test (without enguaging the clutch once in 1st) amd found it was ny-on impossible to get 1st in my fiesta when doing over 20mph.
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Balling
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
my corsa needs 6 gears
Same!
My gf works at a BMW dealer, so we regularly borrow a 1- or 3-series diesel when doing long trips. It usually takes me several weeks to get used to only 5 gears afterwards.
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