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Old 07-03-2017, 10:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JockoT View Post
I do not do Engine Off Coasting. I don’t like the lack of control and loss of power steering (minimal though that is on the Jazz/Fit). I coast with the car in neutral and the engine on. I don’t know what is more sympathetic to the car. Coasting with the clutch down and in gear (wear on clutch release bearing), or, as I do, coasting in neutral with the increased wear on the synchromesh. I decided that as the car is a town car and designed for thousands of gear changes during its life, the synchromesh is probably pretty tough.

If you rev match, there's no wear on the syncros. In the UK, cars die of rust at 100k miles that would go 200K miles in drier climates.
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