Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY
Is the gear range different on a stick vs. an auto ?
I suppose there must be a slight difference since a manual has 6 gears and the auto has 5.
Although when driving my auto-stick alongside my friend Carol in her 6 speed Roadster ....at 80mph our rpm's were both exactly at 3000
Gary, I can not speak for this instance, but if both cars (auto and 6 speed) are cruising 75-80, the stick is going to be about 400 RPM less, on average. Not a huge difference, but I do not really like to be above 3,000 when driving constant speed if I do not have to be, in my folks auto, you are above 3K at 80 and in my stick, you are not....
Just my 0.02