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Originally Posted by EcoCivic
Anyways, I would like to continue to experiment with different coasting and P&G strategies, but only if doing so won't excessively wear my transmission. How concerned do I need to be about this? Have any of you had premature transmission failures as a result of frequent shifting? Thanks very much in advance as always!
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I installed a kill switch in my Metro in early 2015, when the car had ~130,000 miles. Ever since then, I've used P&G with EOC
100% of the time. That's right: no "normal" driving for 6+ years. Even the shortest trips I make involve dozens of bump starts and dozens of shifts between fifth gear and neutral.
The car now has 276,000 miles, and the transmission still shifts perfectly into and out of every gear.
I wouldn't worry about it.
-Funkhoss