Nitz

When you are accellerating onto the highway onramp and onto the highway, do you find yourself skipping 5th gear? I usually like to get on it a bit when getting on the highway and by the time I'm at the highway and merging, I usually just go from 4th to 6th or 3rd to 6th. Anyone else?

BigLizard

I used to do that in my 6mt Benz all the time.

03silvertypeS

i almost always skip gears...3->6 quite often, but i also go from 6 down to 4 or 3 on the highway sometimes as well (depending on speed/traffic, etc)

g1underground

iTrader: (1)

No, never upshifting ......I like to follow the natural flow of things. But I will downshift from 6 to 4 when needed.

Zippee

I go 4 to 6 most of the time.

hh1976

I skip gears all the time. It makes driving more challenging as I try to engage at just the right RPM and when you skip gears, that becomes more challenging.

The more torque you have the easier it is to do.

Having a MT changes the whole driving experience.

Allout

Same here.

GreenMonster

My answer here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=skip+gear

and here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=skip+gear

and here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ight=skip+gear

so, yeah, I skip 5th gear all the time...

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Not really. It's habit so I row them. Although I have been trying it the last few months.

All Mine

I did all the time when I had my Accord. And when I drove my chick's 350Z, I'd always skip 5th for some reason.

123456SPEED

When street cruising I skip 3rd a lot and go direct to 4th from 2nd.

DelawareCLS

Rarely...coming onto a highway I like to keep it in 5th to get to my spot on the road & settle in. Settling in = shifting into 6th. Since most folks in the Mid-Atlantic do about 70-80 average on the highway I like the extra kick that 5th gives me.

Around town, I may skip 1st if I'm rolling or on a downhill and get her going in 2nd. Other than that I feel the gears are there for a reason

PacoCLType-S

Now downshifting is a much more fun topic! I love going from 6th to 3rd on the hwy at about 60mph so I can listen to the motor sing!

CL6

Okay then who here shifts without using the clutch pedal? Both into and out of gears? I will sometimes shift out of gear without using the clutch pedal and sometimes go from 4th to 3rd without using the clutch pedal.

Nitz

Well, I wasn't really talking about downshifting and skipping gears as much. I frequently go 3rd--> 6th or 4th --> 6th onto the highway. And the 6th --> 3rd is very much fun

I kinda figured many others skip 5th gear also. Thanks for the responses.

DelawareCLS

I always clutch it, but I admit there are quite a few times when the shifter literally jumps out of gear (usually from 3 to 4) when I hit the clutch.

GuddsCLtypeS

damn VT driving laws, the highest highway speed limit is 65, usually its 55...so i usually merge onto the highway in 2nd or at the shift from 2nd-3rd, but from there no i never skip gears...ive never even used 6th gear in my car before!!

i take that back, going 120 around a curve i didnt want to have the torque and HP of 5th gear so i upshifted so i wouldnt spin out.

Final

Ive never seen a single 6MT MB in my entire life ... But its not good to skip gears it messes with the synchros.

CL6

This is false. The synchros allow you to smoothly shift into a gear, they do not care which gear it is or whether it is in order.

BigLizard

I had a rare 6mt 2005.5(2006) C230 Kompressor Sedan. I talked to a top MB mechanic that travels the U.S. and he said it that it would never hurt the tranny at all. He told me the way MB built the 6mt trannies are pretty indestructible. That is unless I'm dumping the clutch as often as possible.

Joe5.0

I skip 4th sometimes, and 5th all the time, especially when merging onto the expressway.

If you wait an extra second it will rev match and wont put any extra wear on the syncros.

03JamesCLS

i tend to skip 2nd and 4th

allmotor_2000

Usually go from 1st to 6th straight... hardly use 2 - 5 when getting on or driving on the freeway

AcuracltypeS03

I skip all the time

Allout

Are you serious Ram? In the CL-S?

AcuracltypeS03

I love the 3rd gear thats when the power comes into the play

NSX-Tuner

I never skip upshifts, but what I will do is short shift through the higher gears once I've reached the desired freeway speed...

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

I always row through the gears but I don't always release the clutch in each gear. I often go from 6th to 4th or 3rd but I make sure to row into 5th (and 4th if I'm going to 3rd).

CLSixspeed

I like 1, 3, 5, 6 or rolling start 2, 4, 6

fsttyms1

I skip gears alot. I find my self doing alot of 1-3-5 in the city. and bypass 4th nd 5th alot and go right to 6th. All depends on the driving at teh moment or trafic

NiteQwill

I miss my 6MT...

BigLizard

when you coming back from the sand dunes?

Lord Helmet

We miss your 6MT too!