Takes quite a bit of practice to use it in emergency though, but for normal slowing down it’s pretty handy, and manual transmission tend to slow down car a lot when releasing the gas pedal.
I’m torn cause i drive a stick and its much more difficult for me to swap out a worn out clutch than doing a brake job. I usually leave a lot of distance and just coast in neutral when approaching stops.
Downshifting used to be a thing people would do to slow down a car significantly.
Takes quite a bit of practice to use it in emergency though, but for normal slowing down it’s pretty handy, and manual transmission tend to slow down car a lot when releasing the gas pedal.
I engine break fairly often as my car has paddle shifters. Reduces the time between break jobs
Aren’t you trading brake wear for transmission/engine wear?
I’m torn cause i drive a stick and its much more difficult for me to swap out a worn out clutch than doing a brake job. I usually leave a lot of distance and just coast in neutral when approaching stops.