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Originally Posted by pushrod
I still neutral roll when approaching a stop. If I'm in say 5th gear and I see that I must stop at a red light or stop sign, I don't bother rowing all the gears, I just pop it in neutral and press on the brakes.
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Originally Posted by stugray
In a general sense, I would much rather wear out my brake pads a little faster than unnecessarily put wear on engine internals. However I still downshift more than an average person, or I wouldn't have just added a spracing gas pedal to make my heel toeing a little easier :-)
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I usually neutral roll to a stop because brakes are cheap and engines, transmissions and clutches are not, but it depends on the situation as sometimes I do downshift before the stop. Most of my street driving is slow and boring, so rolling to a stop puts me in no additional danger.