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Indestructible brake pads/disk
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Soldato
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Its true though, me current wagon you let off the throttle and its as good as hitting the brakes.
Of course what you save in brake pads you lose in fuel
Its true though, me current wagon you let off the throttle and its as good as hitting the brakes.
Of course what you save in brake pads you lose in fuel
I drive a pickup truck - you don't get much more brick like :s
Caporegime
Its true though, me current wagon you let off the throttle and its as good as hitting the brakes.
Of course what you save in brake pads you lose in fuel
The Ranger is like that. Even worse with 4wd engaged.
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Ahh so you share my pain lol.
I wonder how anyone could ever prove you were doing that though (aside from anyone actually in the car testifying against you).
As a mechanic it's scary how quick some people go through brakes. In 12 years I have never worn a set of pads out on a car, it's amazing what a bit of engine braking and reading the road ahead can do
My driving instructor advised against engine breaking citing that the stress put on the engine/gears/components and possible subsequent failures is more expensive than simply replacing disks and pads.
In reality, I do one or the other dependent on the circumstances.
I am sure I recall cars from my younger days that had free wheel gearboxes, IE they effectively disengaged on overrun. Bet they must have been heavy on the brakes mind...
I'd challenge anyone who says that to show one single solitary car built in the last 50 years that failed, or developed a problem with its engine, from running with the throttle closed for brief periods rather than relying solely on brakes. Unless he drives clog and anchor style (very wearing on components in itself!) then he's also driving off-throttle tens of thousands of times per day, just not for as long as someone who reads the road ahead and uses acceleration sense to vary the vehicle's speed. In fact any modern car's handbook I've read has recommended this over relying solely on brakes.
TL,DR: Nonsense.
This was 11 years ago and he was in his late fifties, once I started actually driving it became apparent that engine braking is quite handy and it's now a habit I generally can't undo.
Soldato
I think driving instructors advise their students to do what they think will prolong the life of the car, such as mine telling me to hold in the button when engaging the handbrake to avoid wearing out the ratchet. Who's ever worn out a handbrake ratchet?
Caporegime
Soldato
Oh well, maybe he was right!
You aren't supposed to press the button when applying the handbrake. If you slip it won't always catch it, I've tried
