jolly_97
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soooo which is better for fuel economy? 
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jolly_97 said:soooo which is better for fuel economy?
Blue D for over 80k's+ road.
gear 3 for below 70
Basically, if you leave it in overdrive and you dont go over 70k's, the tranny will always kick back to third when you give it a little grunt. Aparently this ****s autos up, however my mum has had her vn since new and shes always kept it in the blue D and her tranny is fine, and she only has ever done city driving.
And if you leave it in 3rd at 100k's per hour from memory the revs are at about 2,600, in 4th its at 2grand thus saving fuel.
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hrmmm righto, i might hafta start leaving it in the white D, our speedlimit doesnt go about 60 around town...
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yeh alright ppl no need to be like that i always thought overdrive meant stretching the gears out (which is wat my white d does for me) and i know white d is 3rd gear but who normally drives their car in 3rd just like the new commy's they have 3rd instead of the white d and i dont know any 1 that drives theirs in 3rd they always put it in drive