</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Axe Man:
<strong>I'm just the opposite. I'm a brake's best friend. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Because I do alot of highway driving and I downshift.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">I used to do a lot of "gear braking". Then I realized it's easier to change brake pads than replace clutches. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Hope I can get the kind of mileage you've gotten out of both. But, between my heavy right foot & mix of city/highway, I doubt it.