I'll second David's suggestion to try using neutral more. Of course it's not alway possible in traffic, but if you keep a sharp eye out ahead and put the car in neutral early in the deceleration process, you will be amazed at how far before a stop you can start gliding. Your D will coast a long way with only a minor loss of speed and a very smooth ride for you and your passenger. I've passed some people uphill in neutral. OK, maybe I was going a little fast to begin with. :) I think you will also notice an improvement in fuel economy. I get 22-25 mpg around town with my daily driver, depending on how aggressive I am when power is actually being applied... Your brakes might wear a bit more driving this way, but I'm not sure it's much different than trying to slow a car with an automatic transmission, where I've never noticed any significant engine braking from my other vehicles. I guess the transmission experts could comment on that. Marv #10820 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote: > Another > thing you can try is to just step on the clutch as you remove your > foot from the accelerator, shift to neutral, and use the brakes to > slow down. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "alex morgan" <mauibarber@xxxx> wrote: > > > > Sorry, its a 5-speed. Is it possible I am not the ace driver I > think I am? > > My wife said it was probably my driving technique as well but I > needed David > > to make me believe. LOL > > -Alex To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/