When to go from 1st to 2nd to 3rd and so...

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Originally Posted by Hershey

The MAZDA 2 has silky smooth shifting and clutch . Best encountered for now . A synthetic GL-4 75w-90 gear oil such as REDLINE MT-90 ( http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produc...r-lube-75w-90/ ) or AMSOIL MTG (http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produc...r-lube-75w-90/ ) will help the shifting immensely . Maybe the 2 uses a synthetic gear oil , the last generation Pontiac VIBE did ( Corolla , Matrix , XD too ? ) . That was second to the 2 . THe KIA Soul had the worse shifting .

The Mazda 2 is great, it just doesn't quite cut it (IMO) re real world combined MPG from the numbers I've gleaned from owner posts on other sites.