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> if you live in a city you have to be a masochist to use them I think in the mountains it’s the opposite. I wouldn’t want to drive 1km of elevation down witho

> if you live in a city you have to be a masochist to use them I think in the mountains it’s the opposite. I wouldn’t want to drive 1km of elevation down without using the engine to control the speed. Brakes in most cars aren’t designed to engage continuously for long time, they overheat and may eventually fail.

harkinian 3y ago
Automatic with a gear select will handle that pretty well.
- harkinian 3y ago
  Also, many newer cars will automatically downshift if they think you want to engine-brake. Usually based on the fact that your foot is off the gas and on the brake for a long period of time.