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Originally Posted by Tcoat
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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No, I downshift when appropriate, but not if I know I'm stopping, and not to slow myself down unless I'm worried about skidding but with ABS I'm almost never worried about skidding. Sure I'll rev match to exit a turn or something but I'm not going downshift through 5 gears when I could just hit the brakes.
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