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but I’d rather wear out the brake pads (relatively cheap) than the clutch or gearbox (relative not cheap)
Engine braking doesn't use friction. It uses air pressure to resist the cylinders.
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Yeah, I’m unsurprised to be incorrect on that but my main beef is that it’s adding another thing for the driver to think about when in many cases their attention is already spread way too thin.
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You're missing the bit with involving the clutch and the engine revs before they're slowed.
I'd still rather wear brakes than clutch. There's no free lunch.
AlexD
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I don’t live in the Alps and I don’t know about anyone else but I’d rather wear out the brake pads (relatively cheap) than the clutch or gearbox (relative not cheap). Also my automatic has a low gear mode.
Whenever anyone tells me about engine braking, having more control over the car or being able to accelerate better, I can’t help hearing it said in Jeremy Clarksons voice.