I, too, disagree with the lights, but my '04 HCH seems to call for shifts too late, both on upshifts and downshifts. I had the added "bonus" of this being my very first stick-shift car, so I was still learning how to drive a stick when I first got it and trusted the lights a bit too much. Now I listen to the engine and ignore the lights for the most part.

But hey, I barely get 42 mpg on a good day and have yet to make a 600 mile tank, so my style of driving probably isn't the most efficient.