Subject	Downshift on a hill. Brake on the streets
Posted by	ben7021 on December 08, 2005 at 8:36 PM
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In Reply To	so you think it is better to.... posted by Zrevolver on December 08, 2005 at 08:24 PM
Message	In a perfect world I would brake in both places as its easier on the car, but the simple fact is that you can't drive a considerable distance down the mountains (at least not the ones where I live) without overheating the brakes. Brakes that are way overheated are not good. I would much rather stress my engine against gravity than have mushy brakes coming down a steep incline at 60mph. Although downshifting would be easier on a flat surface, its also not necessary. You aren't going to overheat your brakes on the street (at least you shouldnt if you drive normal). But dont take my word for it, just ask any trucker or any other CO native. Downshift when you are coming down a long hill.
Follow Ups	When driving mountain roads where you can "coast" - DougG 15:05:20 12/08/05 You answered your own question. (n/m) - Kenny 15:11:47 12/08/05 I couldn't imagine what it could hurt to literally coast. - DougG 15:15:24 12/08/05 How many hundreds ot thousands of miles of coasting in gear - Zrevolver 15:17:39 12/08/05 your first ?: dunno. second ?: anything that moves. (n/m) - PennStateZ 15:18:59 12/08/05 Coasting is considered dangerous because.. - The-FActor 15:19:55 12/08/05 and illegal in commercial vehicles. - Ballistic 21:31:50 12/08/05 For what it's worth... - Z U N L 15:30:51 12/08/05 I would never coast in neutral in a mountainous region... - Audioquest 15:33:06 12/08/05 Who told you not to shift to slow the car down? - just4kinks 15:49:31 12/08/05 thats what I was thinking...never met anyone whose car died - Zrevolver 16:05:36 12/08/05 Always downshift. Use the brakes as little as possible (n/m) - ben7021 18:00:45 12/08/05 meh, I'd rather replace brake pads than the tranny (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 18:04:32 12/08/05 i disagree... clutches and trannies are a lot more then pads - AntiHero 19:04:17 12/08/05 We are talking about just the mountains right? - ben7021 19:30:35 12/08/05 right. that makes more sense from a safety standpoint. - robo (sebring1970) 19:46:07 12/08/05 so you think it is better to.... - Zrevolver 20:24:57 12/08/05 Downshift on a hill. Brake on the streets - ben7021 20:36:27 12/08/05 No one is saying dont downshift on hills, I just meant to - Zrevolver 20:45:00 12/08/05 entertaining analogy :c) (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 21:11:48 12/08/05 would some of the engineering types say that it is an - Zrevolver 21:24:34 12/08/05 Couldn't tell you what their reasoning is - ben7021 21:28:27 12/08/05 depending on how high you're revving the engine with - robo (sebring1970) 18:05:38 12/08/05 How is that so? In gear better gas mileage? - crazysojujon 18:19:38 12/08/05 car uses more gas idling, than coasting in gear. (n/m) - SactoTodd 18:24:40 12/08/05 Can i get the physics on this? - crazysojujon 18:29:43 12/08/05 I wish I could but the evidence is observational only. - robo (sebring1970) 18:55:47 12/08/05 government studies on thousands of their fleet vehicles - robo (sebring1970) 19:26:38 12/08/05 Re: government studies on thousands of their fleet vehicles - merlin3 21:22:26 12/08/05 hmm, that is a different topic since we're talking about - robo (sebring1970) 22:02:58 12/08/05 that is true (n/m) - aliaZ 22:27:19 12/08/05 oh great, I don't think my brain can handle another - robo (sebring1970) 22:41:05 12/08/05 HA! dont all those dumbasses who bought Insights feel stupid - Zrevolver 00:58:23 12/09/05 lol, I wasn't going to open that can-o-worms, but since - robo (sebring1970) 04:44:51 12/09/05 crap! Me and my ELF friends were going to trash the local - Zrevolver 13:15:05 12/09/05 basic thermodynamics - aliaZ 12:40:17 12/09/05
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