In which gear you travel the most

Surprise · 12th December 2005, 17:47

Have been thinking of this post whenever I drive to office & back home. In which gear you travel the most. Though it was between 4 & 5th, I give all the possible options here ( 1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th or 5th).

This is only for the city drive & I hope that most of us travel within city limits for office.

PS: Public poll, your option is open for members

mclaren1885 · 12th December 2005, 17:52

within the city limits it has to be the 3rd gear in my zen for me..in 3rd zen goes all the way from 15kmph to 120kmph..

shuvc · 12th December 2005, 17:59

Travel 'most' -

Distance wise it's 4th .. which is what I've chosen.
Time wise it's 2nd

Zappo · 12th December 2005, 18:10

I think distance wise it has to be the 4th gear. Although 3rd is a close call.

amitoj · 12th December 2005, 18:22

Distance wise, mostly in third, with second being a close second.
Time wise, NEUTRAL!

abhibh · 12th December 2005, 18:31

70% i drive in 5 gear.. i hardly drive in 4 until and unless there is a lot of traffic.. I usually skip 4 gear and after third i just switch to 5 gear..

Zappo · 12th December 2005, 18:31

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Originally Posted by amitoj

Distance wise, mostly in third, with second being a close second.
Time wise, NEUTRAL!

Heh heh... how do you travel in Neutral? Do you roll down from a hill top?

Zappo · 12th December 2005, 18:33

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Originally Posted by abhibh

70% i drive in 5 gear.. i hardly drive in 4 until and unless there is a lot of traffic.. I usually skip 4 gear and after third i just switch to 5 gear..

Whoa mannn! Do you travel mostly on highways? In cities many a times the cars start stalling even on 4th!

amitoj · 12th December 2005, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Zappo

Heh heh... how do you travel in Neutral? Do you roll down from a hill top?

i meant time-wise, most of the times stuck in a jam, not moving. Samjha karo yaar.

abhibh · 12th December 2005, 18:36

No lol.. not on highway. I live in chandigarh and there is very less traffic as compared to Delhi and Mumbai.. So you can between travel at 40 - 60 KMPH 80% of the time within city.. So i just shift to 5th gear as soon as i hit 40..

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Originally Posted by Zappo

Whoa mannn! Do you travel mostly on highways? In cities many a times the cars start stalling even on 4th!

Zappo · 12th December 2005, 18:50

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Originally Posted by amitoj

i meant time-wise, most of the times stuck in a jam, not moving. Samjha karo yaar.

Samajh gayaa yaar

And I can empathize with you. Its the same problem here. Coming to work and then going back everyday is a chore by itself. So many times my ankles start paining, particularly the left one. Traffic scenario gets so bad at times that I just put the car on 1st gear and then just ride the clutch without any accelerator. It becomes a clutch-brake-clutch kind of drone.

Zappo · 12th December 2005, 18:52

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Originally Posted by abhibh

No lol.. not on highway. I live in chandigarh and there is very less traffic as compared to Delhi and Mumbai.. So you can between travel at 40 - 60 KMPH 80% of the time within city.. So i just shift to 5th gear as soon as i hit 40..

Lucky you! No such luck here. I get so happy whenever I get a stretch to slot the 5th

goldie_malhotra · 12th December 2005, 18:59

Life seems stuck on 2nd gear on the way to office and back - and so does my car :(

occasionally, move on to the third gear, but hardly get a chance to put on 4th before i slam the brakes drifting into yet another jam.

abhibh · 12th December 2005, 19:28

Now i came to know why me and my bro gets gr8 average... you all dont get a chance to go in 5th gear and cars drinks up all the petrol/diesel.. ummm so healthy cars u got there

But now days traffic situations are becomign worse too.. But still i get to drive in 5th gear as i hate 4th gear.. Thoughb i also hate 2nd gear until and unless car got Syncromesh in gears..

.anshuman · 12th December 2005, 19:31

thanks to the nice roads in delhi i am in 4th most of the time but 3rd is the second most used option.

View Poll Results: In which gear you travel the most to office and back home
Ist Gear	0	0%
2nd Gear	4	8.33%
3rd Gear	20	41.67%
4th Gear	19	39.58%
5th Gear	5	10.42%
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12th December 2005, 17:47	#1
Surprise Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,523 Thanked: 454 Times	In which gear you travel the most Have been thinking of this post whenever I drive to office & back home. In which gear you travel the most. Though it was between 4 & 5th, I give all the possible options here ( 1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th or 5th). This is only for the city drive & I hope that most of us travel within city limits for office. PS: Public poll, your option is open for members Last edited by Surprise : 12th December 2005 at 17:51.
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12th December 2005, 17:52	#2
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	within the city limits it has to be the 3rd gear in my zen for me..in 3rd zen goes all the way from 15kmph to 120kmph..
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12th December 2005, 17:59	#3
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Travel 'most' - Distance wise it's 4th .. which is what I've chosen. Time wise it's 2nd
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12th December 2005, 18:10	#4
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	I think distance wise it has to be the 4th gear. Although 3rd is a close call.
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12th December 2005, 18:22	#5
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,348 Thanked: 3,105 Times View My Garage	Distance wise, mostly in third, with second being a close second. Time wise, NEUTRAL!
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12th December 2005, 18:31	#6
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	70% i drive in 5 gear.. i hardly drive in 4 until and unless there is a lot of traffic.. I usually skip 4 gear and after third i just switch to 5 gear..
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12th December 2005, 18:59	#13
goldie_malhotra BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 757 Thanked: 12 Times	Life seems stuck on 2nd gear on the way to office and back - and so does my car :( occasionally, move on to the third gear, but hardly get a chance to put on 4th before i slam the brakes drifting into yet another jam.
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12th December 2005, 19:28	#14
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Now i came to know why me and my bro gets gr8 average... you all dont get a chance to go in 5th gear and cars drinks up all the petrol/diesel.. ummm so healthy cars u got there But now days traffic situations are becomign worse too.. But still i get to drive in 5th gear as i hate 4th gear.. Thoughb i also hate 2nd gear until and unless car got Syncromesh in gears..
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12th December 2005, 19:31	#15
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	thanks to the nice roads in delhi i am in 4th most of the time but 3rd is the second most used option.
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