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- From: vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Coasting with auto tranny's...
- Message-ID: <VBREAULT.92Nov5145822@rinhp750.gmr.com>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 19:58:22 GMT
- References: <Bx6HyI.FLw@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> <VBREAULT.92Nov4100112@rinhp750.gmr.com>
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- In-reply-to: kenny@osf.org's message of 5 Nov 92 01:03:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.010310.1804@osf.org> kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup) writes:
- In article <VBREAULT.92Nov4100112@rinhp750.gmr.com>
- vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault) writes:
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- >This is similar to some folks practice of downshifting a standard
- >transmission to save brakes. Clutches are a bit more difficult and
- >expensive to replace as well.
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- Yeah, but when I do it, it's for *control*; I wanna be able to pull out in
- a hurry if I have to. Certain situations dictate this.
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- -Kenny
- Yeah, I can appreciate that Kenny. I guess I wasn't quite specific
- enough. The folks I had in mind were the ones that downshift when
- approaching a stop sign or a line of backed up traffic. I agree that
- there are times when you'd want to preselect a lower gear. I don't
- believe that they occur very often under normal commuting.
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- -val-
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- Val Breault - vbreault@gmr.com - N8OEF
- General Motors Research and Environmental Staff.
- The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect
- those of the GMRES or the General Motors Corporation.
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