yact: Use tiptronic manual mode to slow myself down at a red light

[JEDI]

so you will wear the brakes less.

good idea/bad idea?

 

[notfred]

The idea of causing extra wear on a several thousand dollar transmission to save wear on $50 brake pads is moronic.

 

[Vegito]

tranny cost more than 4 brakes....

stressing the tranny is bad...

 

[Ryan]

Let's think about this for a sec - wear on your transmission.....wear on your brakes.....which do you think is cheaper to replace?

 

[trmiv]

Just use your brakes, that's what they are there for,.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Cheaper to replace break pads than clutch. Keep that in mind.

 

[Maximus96]

common sense is a rare commodity to come by these days.

 

[Joemonkey]

I was under the impression that you don't stress the transmission by engine braking any more than you do by accelerating

 

[MustangSVT]

hmm I usually stop by shutting off the engine.

to save gas

 

[FoBoT]

stopping is for wimps

 

[paulney]

I stick out a parachute through the moonroof to slow down from highway speeds.

 

[thomsbrain]

let the tranny shift down when it wants to and relax.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
I was under the impression that you don't stress the transmission by engine braking any more than you do by accelerating

i believe thats true, especially if ur shifting down really slowly and at lower rpm's it should be fine....but you should really just use your brakes. so much cheaper to replace.