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Brillig · 05-22-2009, 07:56 PM

[QUOTE=Tango Charlie ... Never Downshift [/QUOTE]

Engine braking burns fuel to slow the car - and introduces wear etc, generally a bad idea when

cost ( fuel + engine wear ) >> cost ( brake pads ).

05-22-2009, 07:56 PM	#173 (permalink)
Brillig Fledgeling Aeromodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Posts: 33 Lillian - '93 Ford Escort Wagon 90 day: 34.98 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	[QUOTE=Tango Charlie ... Never Downshift [/QUOTE] Engine braking burns fuel to slow the car - and introduces wear etc, generally a bad idea when cost ( fuel + engine wear ) >> cost ( brake pads ).