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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-780)
From:Mike Collum
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:05:46 -0400
Larry Alofs wrote:
> Most people with an AT would like more engine braking, not less.  It saves
> wear on your brakes.  I believe that this feature is related to what gear
> you're in, not the RPMs.
>   Why is shifting to neutral less convenient with an AT than with a MT?

When driving my '84 7 passenger with automatic transmission, I
frequently use the shifter.  Both to downshift for the engine braking
and to downshift when going up some hills.

Mike