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Old 03-05-2013, 03:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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PaleCivic (retired) - '96 Honda Civic DX Sedan
90 day: 69.2 mpg (US)

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It's a honda automatic. If you want decent coasting, you have to shift into neutral. If you leave it in D it will engine brake all the way down to a crawl. They're designed that way. Drives me crazy, but when I'm in the Odyssey, I'm shifting D-N-D-N constantly.

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