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Compression braking - good? bad? ugly?
I'm curious to hear opinions regarding the advisability of using compression braking. I'm not talking about during racing, but rather for everyday driving, i.e., when slowing down (instead of just regular braking).
I tend to downshift as a matter of course to slow down on freeway off-ramps, going down hills, and other such times...instead of riding the brakes. That is undoubtedly part of the reason I've got almost 40K miles on my X5 and still haven't had my first brake job yet. Obviously, this saves money on brakes, but how much extra wear and tear does it put on the transmission, etc.?
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