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briogio · 10-26-2010, 04:44 AM

I'm curious what you guys think about putting a car in neutral and then just using the brakes to come to a stop. I know you'ld use up your brake pads more but would you save gas?.
I'm not really into shutting off my engine when I'm coming down a hill but would it save more gas to put it into neutral, idle, and coast down?

10-26-2010, 04:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
briogio EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cookstown Posts: 59 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Shifting down to stop or brake and neutral? I'm curious what you guys think about putting a car in neutral and then just using the brakes to come to a stop. I know you'ld use up your brake pads more but would you save gas?. I'm not really into shutting off my engine when I'm coming down a hill but would it save more gas to put it into neutral, idle, and coast down?