50mph what gear do you use? - Page 3

shodan70 · 2nd June 2013, 17:56

Yes James was nice meeting you last Sunday but my car is manual mate

James.uk · 2nd June 2013, 22:17

Actually the same things apply, it's still marginally too slow for 5th gear, so the car tends to slog a bit. Personally I would use 4th at that speed.

I would rather pay a few £ in extra fuel than replace a clutch..

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macafee2 · 3rd June 2013, 20:37

I think we should lobby government to allow us to drive a 55 or 60 instead of 50 so we can use 5th

macafee2

shodan70 · 3rd June 2013, 21:51

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Originally Posted by macafee2

I think we should lobby government to allow us to drive a 55 or 60 instead of 50 so we can use 5th

macafee2

Speed limit for towing caravans on motorways is 60 mph

reworht · 8th June 2013, 20:54

I use 50mph as the indication to change up from 4th, or down from 5th, depending on whether you're accelerating or slowing down - if that makes sense

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Actually the same things apply, it's still marginally too slow for 5th gear, so the car tends to slog a bit. Personally I would use 4th at that speed. I would rather pay a few £ in extra fuel than replace a clutch.. . ...

3rd June 2013, 20:37	#23
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I think we should lobby government to allow us to drive a 55 or 60 instead of 50 so we can use 5th macafee2