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As an excuse to not to use the g-box to slow down. Disproved. AFAIR no one has said that it doesn't cause any wear at all.
So neglible wear that doesn't affect in any way whatsoever the service life of a g-box. is important. How can one argue against that sort of logic, except to say that you have a strange idea of what is important.
Only if one accepts that it's detrimental to the g-box. Which seems to be an unsupported opinion held only by yourself.
I'm not taking anything out of context. You're altering the argument you made at the time, and falsely attributing to me, remarks made by someone else. I've never spoken about changing gear whilst braking.
Obviously you need reminding.
Below is a clip of of that part of your post where you stated that,'by definition' my sequence of changing down was unsafe. You'll note that nowhere do I say I change down and brake at the same time. .
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My initial response was not to reply to your post, as any disagreement I have with your views appears to be met with ridicule, but as I disagree with so many of the points you've made, I'll risk it.
But I don't changing down before I know what gear I need to accelerate. What I actually wrote was 'where I know the speed at which I can comfortably negotiate it.' Meaning the bend or roundabout, which was the example I gave.
It breaks the
Why unecessarily? How can you say the way I do it is unecessary, if a change of gear is required anyway. The only difference is where the gearchange takes place.
risks snatching the clutch release, is
As is any gearchange that uses the synchros in the gearbox to engage gears smoothly. I do know that that is what they are designed to do, but it is more mechanically sympathetic to match engine speeds to the gear you wish to engage. That is a fact.
and gives no measurable
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In your opinion. I've yet to hear a logical reason to support that view.
It is, by definition, less safe.
By definition? How did you work that one out? I'm slowing down for say a roundabout, in the correct gear to negotiate the roundabout. In what way am I in less control, or driving less safely than another driver who is braking on the approach to the roundabout? I still have all the options the other driver has. I can still brake or change gear if that becomes necessary. I don't follow the logic of your buttertion at all.
Apparently you can't follow the thread, and can't remember your replies either.
questions.
I think it's now quite clear, that you didn't answer my questions, and as for me being "too f***ing lazy or too stupid to read it properly" I think that accusation is more appropriate to yourself, as the clip concerning 'by definition' clearly shows the answer you've given in this post, doesn't agree with the context in which you originally used it. The one I queried. Mike.
