Do you ever forget in which gear you are in?

navin · 13th December 2005, 11:34

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Been there, done that. Happens to the best of us at times. Hell, on one occasion I forgot about sixth gear

I forget about the 6th gear often. usually when i have upshifted from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th to 5th i start hunting for 6th.

Aditya · 13th December 2005, 11:54

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Originally Posted by navin

I forget about the 6th gear often. usually when i have upshifted from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th to 5th i start hunting for 6th.

I remember driving my old Amby after a long stint with the Zen and Contessa. Hunted for the non-existant fifth gear.

quicksilver · 13th December 2005, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Aditya

I remember driving my old Amby after a long stint with the Zen and Contessa. Hunted for the non-existant fifth gear.

happens a lot with me if I drive a car with 4 forward gears. Keep searching for the non-existent 5th gear.

Otherwise I normally drive with one hand on the gear lever so have had no issues. the only problem is, when I let my mind wander off, I forget to depress the clutch all the way in and end up getting the screechiig noise from my gear box. Fortunately there were not many times I did this.

tsk1979 · 13th December 2005, 13:20

Sometimes I am going in 5th gear, but I forget and thinking I am in 4th my hand goes to the gear knob!

Mugen_Power · 13th December 2005, 13:28

Doesn't happen to me..

Gear knob position, Tacho and Speedo reading and Engine Noise/Vibration keeps on reminding me which gear I am into.

Cheers,
Mugen_Power

Max · 13th December 2005, 16:17

well, it doesn't happen with me. you can judge in which gear you are running your car by looking at RPM and Speedo meter.

kpzen · 13th December 2005, 16:22

It happens only when i'm driving in a crawling traffic where i'm continously changing 2nd to 3rd and vice versa
It doesn't happen often as i always have my hand on the stick.....

KP

parijnan · 13th December 2005, 23:21

Never had a problem with my Swift. A look at the Tacho and the Speedo will tell me which gear I'm in. But it happens with my bike. Even after I engage fifth, I end up trying to shift to a non-existent sixth gear.

imjimmy · 14th December 2005, 10:58

For me it's always look at the tacho, engine noise(if any) and throttle response.

Since i shift the gears in a fast one click motion, earler i used to have the the habit of looking at the tacho after changing from the 4th gear to the fifth just to see that i did not engage the 3rd by mistake.

As you get more used to the car you can tell your gear by the way the car accelerates, the tacho reading etc..

amitabh_kaushal · 15th December 2005, 11:54

Well, it happen to me initial two months. I was new driver and i have to look at my gear everytime to findout which gear it is. Now, i can sense it by engine noise & speed as i always follow the recommended speed for each gear so, if i am above 50 that means i m in 5th gear. Also tacho is always near to 2000 rpm :-). Practics make perfect

revtech · 15th December 2005, 15:34

some times i forget whether im in 4th or 5th but the moment my hand goes on the gear i know which one it is...but this doesnt happen often.just once in a way.

Rev

13th December 2005, 13:20	#34
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Sometimes I am going in 5th gear, but I forget and thinking I am in 4th my hand goes to the gear knob!
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13th December 2005, 13:28	#35
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	Doesn't happen to me.. Gear knob position, Tacho and Speedo reading and Engine Noise/Vibration keeps on reminding me which gear I am into. Cheers, Mugen_Power
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13th December 2005, 16:17	#36
Max BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Thane Posts: 538 Thanked: 98 Times View My Garage	well, it doesn't happen with me. you can judge in which gear you are running your car by looking at RPM and Speedo meter.
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13th December 2005, 16:22	#37
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	It happens only when i'm driving in a crawling traffic where i'm continously changing 2nd to 3rd and vice versa It doesn't happen often as i always have my hand on the stick..... KP
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13th December 2005, 23:21	#38
parijnan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 66 Thanked: 0 Times	Never had a problem with my Swift. A look at the Tacho and the Speedo will tell me which gear I'm in. But it happens with my bike. Even after I engage fifth, I end up trying to shift to a non-existent sixth gear.
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14th December 2005, 10:58	#39
imjimmy BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chd Posts: 289 Thanked: 6 Times	For me it's always look at the tacho, engine noise(if any) and throttle response. Since i shift the gears in a fast one click motion, earler i used to have the the habit of looking at the tacho after changing from the 4th gear to the fifth just to see that i did not engage the 3rd by mistake. As you get more used to the car you can tell your gear by the way the car accelerates, the tacho reading etc..
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15th December 2005, 11:54	#40
amitabh_kaushal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pune Posts: 54 Thanked: 0 Times	me also :- Well, it happen to me initial two months. I was new driver and i have to look at my gear everytime to findout which gear it is. Now, i can sense it by engine noise & speed as i always follow the recommended speed for each gear so, if i am above 50 that means i m in 5th gear. Also tacho is always near to 2000 rpm :-). Practics make perfect
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15th December 2005, 15:34	#41
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	some times i forget whether im in 4th or 5th but the moment my hand goes on the gear i know which one it is...but this doesnt happen often.just once in a way. Rev
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