wat is your driving style?

kahoots · Oct 14th, 2003, 08:23 PM

i noticed 2 types of driving styles. 1 style is when a person accelerates at a red light, reving the car to 3000-4000 rpm, and the 2nd style is when a person slowly gases the car. my question is, does it hurt your car when u are driving an automatic and you hear the engine roaring as you try to accelerate faster? average rpm around 3000-4000? i try to take care of my car so i slowly accelerate but recently it became really annoying because i see all the cars passing me.

Honest Bob · Oct 14th, 2003, 08:42 PM

Good question. I want to know the answer too.

Russia · Oct 14th, 2003, 09:54 PM

I dont think 3-4 grand RMPS is really "bad" for the car...ultimately if u shift at 2 then ur car will live longer but the difference is so insignificant that I dont think it really matters. 3-4 is usually close to where the power is...once you get up to like 6 or redline thats when its not really "good" for the car...So if u shift at 3 or 4K then its fine...cars are made to accelerate...well most haha...but yea, use it.

azkicker0027 · Oct 14th, 2003, 10:33 PM

i rarely shift before 4500, then it's mostly shift at 5k, and that's "normal" everyday driving for me.

dono200sx · Oct 14th, 2003, 10:40 PM

i'm with Azkicker..... I usually shift somewhere between 4500 & 5500. Depending on what gear (and my mood) I may go all the way to redline .

niky · Oct 15th, 2003, 12:32 AM

Since mine is an A/T, when I still had the 1.6, I'd stick the pedal to the floor all the time... (still would only be accelerating modestly)... with the 2.0, I find that (paradoxically) I'm okay with punching it to 2k to 3k RPMs only... kicking it above 4k periodically isn't going to hurt then engine... as long as your oil changes are consistent.

Just don't cook your clutch. (If you've got an M/T)... or drag it...

clsindustries · Oct 15th, 2003, 12:51 AM

I usually shift around 3000-3500, that seems comfortable for me. If I need to get in front of someone (purposely or not) then I'll take it to 5K or 6K.

I would imagine that hammering on your gas pedal in stop and go traffic (i.e. from stop light to stop light) would lessen the life of the engine. Not that the engine couldnt' take it, but I think it's entirely up to the person.

Token Moron · Oct 15th, 2003, 01:03 AM

i redline my mofo every chance i get(keep in mind i have an automatic)

niky · Oct 15th, 2003, 04:41 AM

I hit 6k four or five times a night on the auto, but I very very (read ALMOST NEVER) rarely take it to 7k... I'm a good daddy...

hotnissanbabe2003 · Oct 15th, 2003, 08:24 AM

my truck has a pretty slow take off if i don't put the pedal to the floor. So i'm revving it up there ALL the time, (plus, i like speed, so i try to do whatever i can to make my truck (it's a 4 cylender) go faster)

whiteb14 · Oct 15th, 2003, 08:32 AM

i take off real slow... no need to waste gas

97sentragxe · Oct 15th, 2003, 09:05 AM

I drive my Sentra just like the bitch that it is. I'm not much nicer to my Altima, either. Probably explains why I'm not allowed to drive my girls 350 by myself.

rkeith · Oct 15th, 2003, 09:24 AM

i take off at a nice pace... not too fast, not too slow... and I generally shift between 3000-3500

kahoots · Oct 15th, 2003, 09:39 AM

what sucks about sentras is that the automatics dont have freaking rpm gauge, so i gotta guess hear the engine.

97sentragxe · Oct 15th, 2003, 09:55 AM

It's the level of Sentra you have that decides if you have a tach or not. I don't have one and mine is a manual trans. GXE