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The usual reason I see people doing this is to save gas, not brakes.
To be honest, if the car is just sitting there, I doubt holding the brake would wear it out noticably faster.
You'd probably get more noticable wear moving the trans from Drive to Neutral that much more often.
But don't take my word for it, I drive a manual.
To be honest, if the car is just sitting there, I doubt holding the brake would wear it out noticably faster.
You'd probably get more noticable wear moving the trans from Drive to Neutral that much more often.
But don't take my word for it, I drive a manual.
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I've heard that its because the Neutral Goblin is on the prowl and he strangles anybody who puts their car in Neutral at inappropriate times.
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NjMatteSedan (01-18-2012)
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The usual reason I see people doing this is to save gas, not brakes.
To be honest, if the car is just sitting there, I doubt holding the brake would wear it out noticably faster.
You'd probably get more noticable wear moving the trans from Drive to Neutral that much more often.
But don't take my word for it, I drive a manual.
To be honest, if the car is just sitting there, I doubt holding the brake would wear it out noticably faster.
You'd probably get more noticable wear moving the trans from Drive to Neutral that much more often.
But don't take my word for it, I drive a manual.
Even i am not sure why i do that, i was just doing this because it helps me relax my right foot
Thanks, that makes sense a little, but even after stopping, doesn't brake have to continuously act so as to stop rolling forward or backward in case of a signal having little slope or at inclines? In my commute, there are around 5 signals that have a downward slope, so at those places i put in park and put on hand brake while waiting especially if i am among the first five cars at signal as the wait is around 1-3 mins.