XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: jkj33@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:36:46 +1100, Ed Pawlowski  wrote:   
      
   > On 3/3/2022 5:51 PM, Jacob Jones wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:37:46 +1100, Bob F  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>> A motorcycle shop owner heard me downshift to slow as I approached   
   >>>>> his lot, and immediately told me that brakes were a lot cheaper to   
   >>>>> replace than engine and clutch.   
   >>>>  Rather a silly comment if you end up crashing because the brakes   
   >>>> overheat and you can't stop.   
   >>   
   >>> He was right.   
      
   >>  No he was not when you change down before there will be any red lining.   
      
   >>> Reving to high speeds to slow down can quickly damage your  engine.   
   >>  But changing down so you don't redline doesnt.   
      
   > More rpm = more wear.   
      
   Mindlessly simplistic. In the real world, engines last longer   
   doing lots of long trips rather than short ones around town.   
      
   And the reality is that modern car engines hardly   
   ever need replacing due to wear anymore.   
      
   > Can't change the laws of physics and friction.   
      
   Or those like you not understanding how engines work.   
      
   >>> That should not be general practice if you care about your  vehicle.   
   >>  That's wrong too. Doing it properly does produce less brake wear.   
      
   > But at the cost of engine wear.  I don't know the $$ figure but there is   
   > one. Brakes are pretty cheap though.   
      
   The reality is that hardly anyone needs a new engine   
   due to wear and almost everyone needs new brake   
   pads and sometimes discs too due to wear.   
      
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