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Originally Posted by LeanBurn
So to recap, you put it in neutral because you like to coast longer...even though it may be consuming more fuel to do so?
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didnt know you and Atheria were attached at the hips
Fact: each brand reacts differently to coasting in nuetral w/ the engine on.
Period.
Fact: Your sentence is persumptive.
I find it interesting that the question at hand is "any potential damage to her tranny" and you - 'a self professed tranny expert' proclaim she would get worse mpg.........
FACT: Personal Experience:
I drive a 2002 Infiniti Q45 Sport. It's epa freeway is 22mpg. I have documented (several years ago) a round trip of 5 hours each way from Sacramento to Modoc Country, Ca. (at the corner of the Oregon Nevada borders.) There are two mountian ranges on theat route. Sacramento to Redding then exit on to Cedarville, CA (google Mapguest for details).
I cosistantly got 27+ mpg on the trip going and the trip coming back. There are fairly long stretches of downhill (and up hill). I would use the cruise contrlol on level roads (I don't hypemile).
This was back in 2007-2008 before I joined any 'mpg' forum.
I do drive conservatively.
I credit the improvement in mpg to the ability to coast in neutral/w engine on for long distances (and never below 50mph)
A scangauge will show that gpm(gallons per minute) are being consumed at a greater rate when in engine on in gear coasting and engine on in neutral coasting.
As I have also stated before, I drove a ford taurus for a week that did not respond to engine on neutral coasting.