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Old 05-14-2019, 06:12 PM   #144
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Originally Posted by p1l0t View Post
It's fine if you do it right. Still an unnecessary risk IMHO. I'll just burn up my $20 pads 95% of the time.

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So you never downshift? You are always in to low or high a gear? There is no "risk", unnecessary or otherwise in downshifting to engine brake. When the car is moving it should always be in gear. This isn't a matter of saving money on engine wear vs brake pads it is just simple driving common sense. If that afraid of missing a downshift you should get an AT (there I said it) which manage to downshift all the time without issues.
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