And no, my father in laws truck will try to hold 6th for as long as possible with the foot closer to the floor as well. The worst is when it starts to loose momentum and then decides to shift causing him to loose even more momentum and the he has to floor it even more when it jump to 5th to gain back speed. There are certain routes, like the Texas hill country, where he takes out 6th because of this. He didn't start doing it for fuel reasons(although he is about to test that), but rather to keep it from losing momentum and switching gears. I know he did it the last time we went to Fredericksburg hauling cattle for the stock show because I was in the passenger seat.
