Reving to high

[dragn88]

New to the forum, I've had my base 09 vibe since the end of September. 1.8L w/4sped auto. It's running 3200rpm @ 120km/h on the highway. Does anyone else feel that this is excessive rpms for the speed? Anyone can compare their rpm's at this speed? Those of you who have the 1.8L with the 5speed manual how many rpm's are you running at this speed?Current mileage 33mpg avg city 28-32mpg avg hwy

[dragn88]

Thanks in advanceKevin

[keithvibe]

sounds about right, 75mph 3200rpm.ps. welcomeand if you need to fix your post there is an edit option so you can fix your post in the upper right hand corner,

[Silversn95]

That sounds similar to the 5-speed we have. 3200rpm in a small four isn't too bad. I once had an escort GT that would be at nearly 4000rpm at 120 km/h

[dragn88]

Quote, originally posted by Silversn95 »That sounds similar to the 5-speed we have. 3200rpm in a small four isn't too bad. I once had an escort GT that would be at nearly 4000rpm at 120 km/h Wow 4000 thats retarted! lol. On the 1.8L auto vibe's I just don't see why they didn't throw one more gear in to at least bring the revs down to 2800 or so. Cause i'm sorry but highway speed around here is 110 - 120km/h if your slower than that your getting run over. just my 0.02On a second note i've never had a car that gets worse mileage on the highway than in the city. The window sticker claimed 35mpg city and 46mpg highway. So I figured i'd get 28-30 in the city and 38 or so on the highway. First few tanks of gas all city driving I was getting 33-36mpg. First long trip down the highway I got a measly 31mpg. I was a bit disappointed because my mileage is so close to the window sticker rating in the city but so far away from the claimed highway mileage.Kevin

[Mavrik]

sounds about right, my 04 5spd Vibe would run about 120km at 3000