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Which is best practice to save wear and tear on the car (thus repair bills): slowing down by down shifting, using engine braking and brakes or slowing down by putting
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Engine braking or using Neutral and Brakes?
Which is best practice to save wear and tear on the car (thus repair bills):
slowing down by down shifting, using engine braking and brakes or slowing down by putting the car in neutral and braking? Reasons? I learned to drive a manual in a couple afternoons, and picked up some details from this video series which recommends the neutral+brakes method due to the "extra stress put on engine and drive line" by downshifting and that it's cheaper to replace brake pads than an engine or a transmission. video produced by "Capital Dream Cars— Washington, DC’s premier exotic car rental company as featured in The Washington Post, Goss’ Garage, and SpeedTV.com." |
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