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Originally Posted by theaveng
...the engine is idling and the wheels are freewheeling at 40, 50, or 60 miles an hour. (coasting) Reengaging the gear again causes clutch wear due to differing RPMs.
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To be fair, that's not hypermiling you're describing. That's poor operation of a manual transmission. Hypermiling is very precise and practiced operation that's not any more harmful that ordinary careful driving if you do it correctly.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Rev-matching FTW.
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+1 ... The Revd. Frank Lee says it all in six words or less.