[2005 X-Runner] What Gear Am I In?

that’s a great point some of the newer auto stuff like 8 and 10 speed is nice, engine stays in power band. When I was a kid we still had dynaflow and powerglide

 

OMG.
I'm ready to die now as I have seen everything there is to see.

I apologize to the OP. I didn't think humanity had sunk as low as it obviously has.

 

X10,000.

 

Hey! I only feel that old or 2~3 hours every morning.

 

I got one knee that is only a little over a year old!

 

How old is the other one?

 

The other one is 65 years old. And feels every day of it.

 

Mine have a couple years over that. No way I'm gonna do that replacement thing.
OP, I'm sorry we derailed your thread. I drove a manual for many years.

 

I am not up on too many mazdas to know which that is... but a few fun observations...
Tach is much more prominent than speedo.
Car wants you to skip gears.
(I do know the latest miata is 1.00:1.00 in 6th gear, so that may be partially why)

 

I've owned & driven way more manuals than auto.'s. I don't think I've ever heard of a 6 spd. that wasn't an O.D., in cars & pick-ups. Larger trucks & road tractors are totally different.

 

You was told wrong. MT's don't care what gear you shift up into. Now, if you shift from 6th gear to 1st gear going 60 mph, yeah you might f up the synchronizers if you somehow jam it into gear...

 

The latest gen miata was my first experience. Notice the diff ratio...
https://www.mazdausa.com/siteassets/pdf/brochures/2016/2016-mazda-mx-5/2016_mx-5_features_specs.pdf