Thanks, guys.
"My lights dim quite a bit and it's annoying/dangerous."
Sheesh! As obvious as that sounds, I hadn`t even considered that mine probably would too. I think I`ll try it some time just to find out, but I imagine I`m better off just keeping the engine running at headlight times.
"I've tried engine-off-coasting, and while I could get used to the lack of power steering, the brakes quickly got rock hard even at low speed and the car barely stopped."
I don`t have power steering, and if my brakes are affected, I haven`t been observant enough to notice. Thanks for bringing that one up, though. I`ll make it a point to pay extra attention next time I get an extended EOC. I`ll try mulitple brakings to see for sure how my truck reacts. I read somewhere that power brakes often (always?) have some kind of reservoir that lasts a few stops without being replenished. Not sure if I`ve been braking on that reservoir or if there`s no power assist at all in my brakes.
"Coasting with the engine on isn't that bad."
No, not at all- it`s just that I recently found out coasting with the engine off is so much FUN!
