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Old 11-13-2012, 10:30 PM   #15
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Why would you need to put it in neutral? The reason for neutral at a light is to allow the driver to not have to hold his/her foot on the clutch. An AT doesn't have a clutch.
Not shifting to neutral heats up the transmission fluid and increases idle consumption. I always shift to neutral at stops in an auto.

Anyways to the OP's question, the transmission autoblips so there should be little to no wear on the transmission. Some automatics drag the rpms up with the clutch packs, but that doesn't apply here. Engine braking saves wear on your brake pads and as long as you don't go too high it won't hurt the engine at all Besides all that nonsense, it's fun, so why not.
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Old 11-14-2012, 01:14 AM   #16
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A lot of good info, Im glad I can still downshift without hurting the engine(:

and @gwascopter, stop being so condescending. We all have reasons for settling with the platforms we bought. And both are exceptional anyways, so just be respectful. Both transmissions have a certain purpose behind them. I dont believe MT is better than AT and vice versa.
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I rather use my brakes than put unnecessary load on the transmission and engine. Brakes nowadays last a phenomenally long time.
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Old 11-14-2012, 02:56 AM   #18
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I rather use my brakes than put unnecessary load on the transmission and engine. Brakes nowadays last a phenomenally long time.
It's not an unnecessary load at all; as long as you downshift properly within the revs... These engines are meant to be rev'ed... lol
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I rather use my brakes than put unnecessary load on the transmission and engine. Brakes nowadays last a phenomenally long time.
You obviously never took a car to a track....

Regarding te OP, rev it like you want, the tiny amount of extra wear won't be noticed for many owners yet....
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You obviously never took a car to a track....

Regarding te OP, rev it like you want, the tiny amount of extra wear won't be noticed for many owners yet....
As a matter of fact, I have taken my car several times to the track/autox/drifting. I was answering his questions about daily driving habits of the AT. /golfclap

He can drive his car any way he pleases. Race it like a Pseudo-MT all you want I understand. I only stated my opinion about saving brake pads on a daily driven car which some feel is a precious commodity. The transmission and torque converter can certainly handle it but so can brake pads. Let the AT do it's job, it doesn't brake the bank to change the brake pads every 2-3 years daily driven.
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Most driving instructors will actually tell you to use the brakes to slow the car down, then downshift to be in the appropriate gear to accelerate out of the turn.
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