Hi,
I've had my '97 TF wagon for about a year now. It is a 5 speed manual with the 2.4 litre 4 cylinder. It came without a handbook so I have no official guidance on which gears to use at which speeds.

When I get to 60km/h I have always left it in 3rd @ 2300rpm. If I shift to 4th it drops to 1900rpm and the back window blurs in the rear view mirror with the slight vibration. It also becomes much harder to maintain 60km/h in 4th compared to 3rd.

So, for all of the 4 cylinder drivers, what gear do you tend to leave it in at 60?

Hi,
I've had my '97 TF wagon for about a year now. It is a 5 speed manual with the 2.4 litre 4 cylinder. It came without a handbook so I have no official guidance on which gears to use at which speeds.

When I get to 60km/h I have always left it in 3rd @ 2300rpm. If I shift to 4th it drops to 1900rpm and the back window blurs in the rear view mirror with the slight vibration. It also becomes much harder to maintain 60km/h in 4th compared to 3rd.

So, for all of the 4 cylinder drivers, what gear do you tend to leave it in at 60?

If that's the case wouldn't you leave it in 3rd then? :confused:

I don't like driving in 3rd however... Just a personal thing :)

So, for all of the 4 cylinder drivers, what gear do you tend to leave it in at 60?

5th :D

/goes back to his hole.

if I m just cruizing on a flat road at 60kph, I would put it on the 5th gear, having economy on mind; or else on 4th.

No relevance here because I've got a 3L, but I leave it in 4th just cruising and It's fine, you just don't have as much torque is all.
Strange thread lol

Depends on lots of things, on a flat with constant pace should easily do it in 5th, for fuel economy, 4th might be better but if you cant stand vibration keep it in 3rd.

This thread mine is of no help to anyone....