Try to use the brake as little as possible. I do, because I try to preserve the life of the pad and at the same time be gas efficient.

This morning I pissed off a lady in a bmw 740 because I got a little close to her car while doing this. We were going uphill on the freeway and traffic was coming up. She started going ballistic and pointing at her rearview mirror.

 

Lol, not to the extent that people freak out.

But if someone is really close behind me, i'll downshift really hard to scare the shit out of them. :blue:

 

Ya, I try to use the engine to brake as much as possible. Helps on gas big time.

 

yup.

someone brakes infront of me, i coast.

 

I think she got freaked out for no reason. We were going uphill, i would have had to hit the brake and accelerated again. But instead i just let go of the gas and let the incline and engine slow down the car. I'm smart like that.

 

nope....fuck break pads and gas mileage h:

 

what labby said

 

+1 for less brake, moar coasting

i try to keep a comfy distance between me and the cars ahead so i can either coast or switch lanes comfortably without needing to brake

 

If it's manual tranny I find I use brakes less.

 

When someone is tailgating me and is looking over their shoulder and accelerating to get over, I use the e-brake to slow down and once they look forward, my progress has significantly stopped and they swerve like hell. Then I throw a fucking tantrum when they pass because now they know they are in the wrong, when in actuality, I caused it. Feels good man.

And you're a jew if you worry about pad life in a C63 or whatever the fuck you drive.