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Tanshanomi
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Just bought a 2011 GTS 6-speed yesterday afternoon.

I'd been wanting to pick up a Kizashi w/ a manual for some time. Ever since reading the reviews on them, I'd been thinking, "that should be my next car."

I set up an AutoTrader alert some months ago, and when this one showed up 10 miles away from my house, I knew this was probably the sweet point in the depreciation/value/condition curve. Furthermore, my old 1991 Lincoln Town Car (behind it) had a bunch of annoying little issues.

This one only has 27K on it, and I got a great deal from a good dealership. I am thrilled.
2011 GTS Sport 6-Speed • 2013 Can-Am Spyder RS-S • 2002 Ford F150 SuperCrew • 1977 Bultaco custom roadster • 1973 Honda CL125S
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honsonwong
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Welcome and enjoy your ride.
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Woodie
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DesRado wrote:Curious, I know it's dependent on road conditions and traffic, but what RPM do you guys usually shift at. For example, let's say you were the only person at a light and it turns green on a relatively flat stretch of road and you are not in a rush.
I'd take first gear to 3,000, shift to third, take it to 3,000, then shift to sixth.
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DesRado
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Welcome Tanshanomi! From what state do you hail? I have a 2012 GTS that's just about a twin to yours. Got mine in November with ~23k miles on it (at 30.5k now). Lucky for you it was so close. I had to source mine from Pennsylvania and I live in Virginia.
2012 Platinum Silver Kizashi GTS, 6SP

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DesRado
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Woodie wrote:
DesRado wrote:Curious, I know it's dependent on road conditions and traffic, but what RPM do you guys usually shift at. For example, let's say you were the only person at a light and it turns green on a relatively flat stretch of road and you are not in a rush.
I'd take first gear to 3,000, shift to third, take it to 3,000, then shift to sixth.
I may try this, if I skip gears it's usually only 4th to 6th.
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Speed_Racer
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I shift at about 2k when putting around town, 3k anywhere else.
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Tanshanomi
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DesRado wrote:Welcome Tanshanomi! From what state do you hail? I have a 2012 GTS that's just about a twin to yours. Got mine in November with ~23k miles on it (at 30.5k now). Lucky for you it was so close. I had to source mine from Pennsylvania and I live in Virginia.
I'm in the Kansas City area.
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Fritz2
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Seems like the silver 6mt's are catching up to the black 6mt's! Off topic, but it can be hard to concentrate with that pretty red Mazda 6 ad in the right corner. Must...not...be...tempted...!
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Tanshanomi
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Here's a link to an article I wrote about my Kizashi for Hooniverse.

http://hooniverse.com/2015/05/27/suzuki ... different/
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