[A4] A4 clutchless shifting

Rocky Mullin caliban at sharon.net
Fri Apr 20 13:31:09 EDT 2007


that's the logic my dad always used.  i don't know how much
auto engineers would back it up, cuz i'm not one ;)  "proper"
downshifting is what cars are designed for, though...

On Apr 20, 2007, at 8:18 AM, Nicholas Stock wrote:

> Larry, ask yourself which you'd rather replace...the clutch/ 
> transmission or
> your brake pads? I think (and this is just my opinion...), that if  
> your
> coming to a stop, why change down the gears and use the engine and
> transmission to slow down instead of your brakes? Am I missing  
> something
> here? ;-)



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