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Cd · 01-23-2009, 03:11 PM

Thanks for posting folks !
I'm guessing that most of you have automatics.

Jamesqf - how much of your high mileage trips are done coasting with the engine off ?

I find that I can coast with my automatic ( engine on ) pretty well, but when I shift back into Drive while moving, the car shudders and suddenly slows at anything under 50 MPH. ( almost as if I have stepped on the brakes )
This is very unsafe, so I can't do it with traffic behind me.
With a manual, I'm guessing that you do not have this problem.

01-23-2009, 03:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 1,924 Thanks: 749 Thanked 135 Times in 84 Posts	Thanks for posting folks ! I'm guessing that most of you have automatics. Jamesqf - how much of your high mileage trips are done coasting with the engine off ? I find that I can coast with my automatic ( engine on ) pretty well, but when I shift back into Drive while moving, the car shudders and suddenly slows at anything under 50 MPH. ( almost as if I have stepped on the brakes ) This is very unsafe, so I can't do it with traffic behind me. With a manual, I'm guessing that you do not have this problem. __________________ "You don't fail until you give up. You learn, and move on." - Christ " Hypermiling is not going slow, it's driving with more intelligence." - UFO