<<You should be able to do 75 in 3rd gear, no problem ... FWIW>> I was a broke student with one car. If I had tried to do 75 in third gear I would have peed on myself before I got to 70. The highest I remember daring to go in my A2 was 55mph. Guess I just didn't have the cajones ;-) Angie '95 Red GLX 5 speed