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Originally Posted by chillywilly
I usually cruise in gear too, I use the highest possible gear without stalling because the higher the engine speed, the faster it will bleed off your momentum. Cruising in gear allows the momentum of the car carry the engine and during that time the engine doe not use any fuel, good for fuel economy.
There is also nothing wrong with cruising in neutral. While cruising in neutral, your engine goes back to idle speed around 600rpm just using sips of fuel to maintain it at idle as if you were stopped at a light. But since the wheels are no longer driving the engine, it can coast for 2-3 times the distance. It is useful if you are carrying a lot of speed but sees a red light a block away and you know from experience that coasting in gear won't get you to the next light.
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Yeah, that's my reasons in relation to fuel economy but I also factor in other things like having to put it back into gear when you need to accelerate again which will waste time. Plus, it will cause more wear overtime since you're going in and out of gear and slipping the clutch back up to speed as opposed to just leaving it in gear and in sync.
And for some reason it just really bugs me when people do this. I get nervous just coasting around in neutral - I need to feel connected to the drivetrain.