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Old 13 July 2006, 10:06 PM
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Can there be any bad effects from ragging the car in third gear but not changing up to fourth (i did this for about 4 minutes as If i had changed to 4th , car would have been too fast for that stretch of road, so i had to keep in 3 but ended up having bursts of speed in 3rd
Old 13 July 2006, 10:09 PM
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Are you the guy who asked, 'How do I wash my car?'?
Old 13 July 2006, 10:11 PM
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Old 13 July 2006, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bil
Can there be any bad effects from ragging the car in third gear but not changing up to fourth (i did this for about 4 minutes as If i had changed to 4th , car would have been too fast for that stretch of road, so i had to keep in 3 but ended up having bursts of speed in 3rd
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this guys questions get better and better. why drive fast in 3rd gear unless

1. your on a bendy

2. your accelerating past something speedy

3. your coming to a junction/roundabout/traffics lights etc.

can i ask whats your reasoning, you have me interested...
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If you are running it in then why would you want to rag it in 3rd?
Old 14 July 2006, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bil
...as If i had changed to 4th , car would have been too fast for that stretch of road, ...
Wow, my car has a pedal on the right hand side which allows me to regulate the speed in each gear. Using this, I can get a huge range of speeds both in 4th and 3rd (in fact, in all gears - even reverse!).

Even if I make a mistake there's another pedal just to the left which slows the car down, i.e. to slow I don't have to stick it in the next gear down I just use the middle pedal (yep, there is a third one on the left, but I'll leave that one to you to find out what it does)! :d

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