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Originally Posted by Thmeclock
DON'T DO IT!
About 30 years ago I burned out the clutches in my A/T by coasting this way. The problem doesn't come from throwing it out of gear, it's that you can't shift back into gear without incurring damage (unless you coast to a full stop, then put it back into drive.)
It was a very expensive lesson that I never forgot.  |
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but that was an older transmission. Many of the newer transmissions are electronically controlled, and don't just throw themselves into the lowest gear when moved from "N" to "D."