Originally posted by drumsy
You know, I use to have this philosophy, until I realized how utterly ridiculous of an assumption it was. Why would I be considered about less brake wear when I should be more concerned about transmission wear? The transmission is not used for slowing the car done, the brakes are. It is a lot cheaper to replace pads than a transmission. Trust me, I have experience after blowing at least two bearings in mine!
The only time I utilize the transmission when slowing down is to shift to a lower gear when driving competitively. Even then I rev-match and don't use the transmission at all to slow me down. Otherwise, for street use, I shift to neutral and brake the entire to a stop. Saves gas, and saves my transmission!
$40 for pads beats $2k for a transmission any day.
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