ericonabike wrote:when I'm driving my own car [manual] I pride myself on minimal use of brakes. Seems much harder to do that in an auto, as it doesn't slow down so quickly and I also need to brake harder as the engine seems to be working against me.
ericonabike wrote:I put this in inverted commas as I'm not sure what the correct expression should be. I'm talking about the occasions when you take your foot off the accelerator and let engine braking slow you down. It's not 'coasting' as that involves disengaging the engine. So what is it called?
ericonabike wrote:Engine braking is what is happening, not what you are doing. You couldn't say 'I am now engine braking'?
trashbat wrote:Do we only frown upon being in neutral in a manual car because of the human element?
trashbat wrote:It's my limited understanding that modern automatics sometimes put the car into neutral because it's the most efficient option at that moment.
cupraray wrote:Nigel has the last word ...its called over-run
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