"Robert" <kraft.fhs@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Looking at it from another standpoint (saving gas), I put my car in
> neutral down long hills and just use the brakes. Never had a problem.
>

With disc brakes it isn't as big a problem, but I remember driving our
family '67 Chevy with 4-wheel drums down a long descent somewhere near Bonny
Doon, CA. I had the two-speed automatic in low gear (top speed about 55 mph)
and within a few minutes I had both feet braced hard on the brake pedal
continuously. I was lucky to find a flat spot where could I pull off. I
tried to let the brakes cool, but after 15 minutes they still had no
significant effect. I got rolling slowly and they cooled enough to keep my
speed under 40 mph. It was pretty scary.

Mike

 

dont wear your transmission out over somebodies bad advice. it's not a stick
shift it's an automatic. if you want a stickshift buy one. if you drive
through a mountain area leave it in D3 some of the time. you will ruin your
transmission driving it like that daily. make no mistake.

-jeff


"Philip Tang" <philtang1001@netvigator.com> wrote in message
news:455c26c6$1@127.0.0.1...
>I drive a honda accord (automatic), and a friend of mine advised me that
> when I am driving downhill, I should shift the gear to 3rd gear from D.
> If
> I do it everyday, 5-6 times daily, will it lower the performance of the
> car
> (gearbox) ? Or am I simply doing the right thing as anyone should be
> doing?
>
> Philip
>
>
>
>

 

dont wear your transmission out over somebodies bad advice. it's not a stick
shift it's an automatic. if you want a stickshift buy one. if you drive
through a mountain area leave it in D3 some of the time. you will ruin your
transmission driving it like that daily. make no mistake.

-jeff


"Philip Tang" <philtang1001@netvigator.com> wrote in message
news:455c26c6$1@127.0.0.1...
>I drive a honda accord (automatic), and a friend of mine advised me that
> when I am driving downhill, I should shift the gear to 3rd gear from D.
> If
> I do it everyday, 5-6 times daily, will it lower the performance of the
> car
> (gearbox) ? Or am I simply doing the right thing as anyone should be
> doing?
>
> Philip
>
>
>
>

 

dont wear your transmission out over somebodies bad advice. it's not a stick
shift it's an automatic. if you want a stickshift buy one. if you drive
through a mountain area leave it in D3 some of the time. you will ruin your
transmission driving it like that daily. make no mistake.

-jeff


"Philip Tang" <philtang1001@netvigator.com> wrote in message
news:455c26c6$1@127.0.0.1...
>I drive a honda accord (automatic), and a friend of mine advised me that
> when I am driving downhill, I should shift the gear to 3rd gear from D.
> If
> I do it everyday, 5-6 times daily, will it lower the performance of the
> car
> (gearbox) ? Or am I simply doing the right thing as anyone should be
> doing?
>
> Philip
>
>
>
>