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Originally Posted by Cyau
I must disagree with you here. First of all, coasting downhill in neutral is somewhat dangerous, and it eats up brake pads a lot more.
Also, when you cost IN gear, you consume 0 gas, because your engine is driven by the "wheels".
However, if you coast NOT in gears but in neutral. You are actually consuming gas. The engine has to inject a small amount of gas into the engine in order to keep the engine spinning, or else the engine will stall.
Do correct me if I'm wrong though.
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Coasting out of gear is technically illegal in most states.
Sorry, but you are wrong about coasting in gear. When you coast in gear, you do consume gas. If you didn't, your engine would stop running. The amount of fuel is indeed much less, but the engine is still burning fuel while coasting in gear. Even an engine driven by the wheels burns gas.