putting it in nutral when coming to a stop

[blackenwkn]

is it bad to put it in neutral when approaching a stop sigh or red light i have bad rotors and the motor mounts are goin bad so it sounds better when i put it in neutral
let me know dont wanna continue to fuck up shit lol

[Mayhem Tripp Robinson]

no its just like pushing in the cluch

[mosesblimey]

well, i always downshift when coming to a stop. definitely helps to maintain your brakes for longer.

[90Haccord]

I've got an auto. I always throw it into Neutral to drop the RPMs when coming to a stop and it saves gas.

[dbsharp]

as always, it is good to fix things that are wrong with the car instead of avoiding the problems, but I dont you will hurt anything by putting into neutral at a stop.

[LingLing]

What you're doing is probably on the list of ways to "hypermile"...Or whatever the hell it's called. :-) I always try to squeeze as many miles per gallon on my Toyota Camry. It's a 2000, LE V6. I love it, reliable daily driver with 30mpg. I'd draft more, but it's kinda risky and I don't like rock chips.

But definitely get that mount fixed. It'll get worse over time, and possibly cause more damage than it could have if it were fixed sooner rather than later.

[sunburn]

I do a combonation of both I down shift a couple of gears then put it in neutrial . I figure it is cheaper to replace you brakes then your clutch , but it does not harm your clutch/trans to down shift if it is done correctly.

[GhostAccord]

1. Free wheeling or coasting your car in neutral is not exactly the safest practice. And for anyone who has had to swerve and avoid you'll know what I'm talking about.

2. There are no fuel savings by coasting in Neutral. If you have done it and actually looked at your rolling idle it's actually higher than your parked idle. Not to mention that when using engine breaking your injectors are actually cut off completely at certain points. IE closed throttle @ 2500+ RPM engine breaking = no fuel/injector cut.

Now if your just going to stop at a stop sign and then put your car in neutral isn't going to hurt anything.

FYI....To come on here and say that you are knowingly driving with bad breaks is never a good thing. Never mind trying to find ways to avoid using them, get them fixed.

[93_f22aky]

for the most part i downshift. rotors and brakes cost to much.

but putting it in it will deff save some gass. over time.

but want would be the "right" way to down shitf. i am almost poss i am doing it right but then again i complty taught myself to drive a manuel so i can never be 100 % shere.

[minoreparations]

for the most part i downshift. rotors and brakes cost to much.

clutches and synchro's don't cost too much?

[Accord R33]

you should NEVER slow the car down with the transmission, thats what brakes were made for. the best way to do it would be to slow the car with the brakes, and rev match the downshift. you don't necessarily have to heel toe it, unless you were driving agressively. A simple throttle blip would work.

putting in neutral is fine, it means you are stopping with the brakes like you should be. Just be warned that you have more control of the car when its in gear, so if there were an emergency situation you would be much better off with the car in gear.

[accord junkie]

you should NEVER slow the car down with the transmission, thats what brakes were made for. the best way to do it would be to slow the car with the brakes, and rev match the downshift. you don't necessarily have to heel toe it, unless you were driving agressively. A simple throttle blip would work.

putting in neutral is fine, it means you are stopping with the brakes like you should be. Just be warned that you have more control of the car when its in gear, so if there were an emergency situation you would be much better off with the car in gear.

not 2 mention in a automatic u wanna make certain u dont knock ur tranny in rverse by accident thats what happened 2 my first cb lmao my ex had a hole and was super loud so when i seen a cop i put her in neut well when i passed by the cop and reached for my stick i accidently knocked er in rev lmao needless 2 say i was reversing flintstone style for a bit lmao

[MugenCb7LX]

neutral downhill saves gas tho

[Accord R33]

neutral downhill saves gas tho

no, it doesn't. Not on a manual transmission.

[blackenwkn]

fine fine so i guess pay day its off to get some brake pads already have to rotors now i also have another problem i have a brake line thats leakin brake fluid all over the front pass side and if i recall the mechanic told me it was a metal one and was telling me there pretty expesive dont know how simple it would be to replace but thats one of the reason im waitin