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+12planemechFJ David B bigdogdewey2 sportsman.ncsu FJDawgGrl FiJiKrawl snakeeyes FJ_JR Xx_Black-out Auto Solutions totald Speedrye 16 posters |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:02 pm | |
| Post up if you've got a 6MT (6-speed Manual Transmission)! We're a rare group with different parts, driving styles and mentalities!
I'm in an 07 6MT by the way... | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:09 pm | |
| I do! I do!!! I have had my '07 sun fusion since March and love it!!! Speedrye, you have good taste my friend! |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:14 pm | |
| As do you! I've had mine since last January (coming up on two years now) and still love every minute of it. Of course, I could've picked up a cheaper habit like crack or something... | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:18 pm | |
| Or meth... meth is pretty cheap from what I hear! What made you pick a MT? |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:30 pm | |
| I hadn't had a manual transmission in over a year and was going into withdrawal. While vastly different than my BMW 135i was, it's actually more fun to drive. My wife's Accord and my Silverado just weren't cutting it anymore with their slushboxes. Needed my fix! | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:11 am | |
| Gotcha! I didn't really insist on a MT. My FJ had all the right features, low low miles, and a great price. At first I was not so excited about a MT but after test driving it, it reminded me of how much fun it was! |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:11 am | |
| I ended up driving to Baltimore to get mine, but it was the same thing for me. Great price, low miles, black with the manual transmission. | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:23 pm | |
| I will tell you what. I have said many times that I have more fun at 5 MPH in my FJ than I ever did hauling Buh-tox in my 02 stage 2 WRX.
So does this mean there are only 3? Come on 6MT's!! | |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:04 pm | |
| Nah, I've seen many of the new members are driving manuals. I was really surprised at Leith earlier this year that there were only two 6MTs in the whole group. | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:33 pm | |
| I was there but got there late so I was probably a third. I wasn't parked in the long row with everyone else. | |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:09 pm | |
| Yeah, I saw your truck actually. You were the second 6MT I was referring to (I know, I looked at all the trucks out of curiosity). | |
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Auto Solutions SUPPORTING VENDOR - ASI
Posts : 350 Points : 4894 Join date : 2011-11-08 Age : 37 Location : Charlotte, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:07 pm | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:54 pm | |
| Nice. You then are the other one I saw. I only remember seeing one other also. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:50 pm | |
| I was at Leith too and drive a MT but also got there kind of late.
What is your guys shift patterns? If I'm trying to maximize my MPG's I typically shift around 2k RPMs. My FJ has a leveling kit and 285's so it only slightly improves. Overall I only get about 210 miles per tank... pretty rough. |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:31 am | |
| Man, I missed yours altogether. Half the time I shift normally around 2500 rpm and ease through the gears. The other half the time, I shift at redline in first and second then straight to sixth. I usually get 240 miles to the tank. | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:45 pm | |
| ^about the same. Shifting and mpg. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:27 am | |
| Depends on how late I am running! I generally try to ease through and shift between 2500 and 3000. I don't know my miles per tank... but I am pretty sure that I would like it to be a whole lot more! |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:35 pm | |
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Xx_Black-out South Carolina Liaison
Posts : 433 Points : 5039 Join date : 2011-10-29 Age : 36 Location : Easley, SC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:48 pm | |
| Bump for another 6MT | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:00 am | |
| Very nice! Hello and welcome. | |
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FJ_JR Greenhorn
Posts : 6 Points : 4454 Join date : 2012-01-16 Age : 36 Location : Wilmington
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:05 pm | |
| Looks like I need to check in here too. Love my 6MT | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:38 pm | |
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snakeeyes Greenhorn
Posts : 30 Points : 4488 Join date : 2012-01-11 Age : 36 Location : Asheville, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:54 am | |
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Speedrye Trail Guide
Posts : 1050 Points : 5788 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Stokesdale, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:32 pm | |
| For the size of our group, we're starting to get a good number of 6MTs. | |
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totald SUPPORTING MEMBER
Posts : 1293 Points : 6055 Join date : 2011-05-09 Age : 47 Location : Moyock, NC
| Subject: Re: Welcome 6MT owners Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:06 pm | |
| We need to make sure we represent together at the upcoming meets | |
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