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From: Jeff Strickland on 17 Sep 2009 20:42 "dbu`" <nospam(a)nobama.com.invalid> wrote in message news:edCdnWflA-3zSC_XnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > In article <JiAsm.10752$944.6225(a)newsfe09.iad>, > dsi1 <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote: > >> dbu` wrote: >> > >> > Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >> > destruct. >> >> Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the >> lower gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... > > At least with the engine running the power brakes and steering are still > working. Your method would probably work too. Scary deal. > -- > I drove (rode) my BMW dead-stick down a mountain road for about 7 miles. Steering was no problem, brake effort was high, but not a problem.
From: a on 17 Sep 2009 20:43 dsi1 wrote: > dbu` wrote: >> >> Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >> destruct. > > Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the > lower gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... No, but with the engine bouncing off the rev limiter you can coast to a gentle and controlled stop. a
From: a on 17 Sep 2009 20:45 a wrote: > dsi1 wrote: >> dbu` wrote: >>> Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >>> destruct. >> Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the >> lower gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... > > No, but with the engine bouncing off the rev limiter you can coast to a > gentle and controlled stop. > > a PS - using the brakes!
From: dsi1 on 17 Sep 2009 20:49 Jeff Strickland wrote: > "dsi1" <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in message > news:JiAsm.10752$944.6225(a)newsfe09.iad... >> dbu` wrote: >>> Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >>> destruct. >> Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the lower >> gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... > > > Slam it into Park? That's not going to do anything, and downshifting a car > running at full throttle is not going to slow down anytime soon. > I betcha a dollar that downshifting at full throttle will indeed slow a car down. Try in on your car.
From: dsi1 on 17 Sep 2009 20:57
dbu` wrote: > In article <JiAsm.10752$944.6225(a)newsfe09.iad>, > dsi1 <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote: > >> dbu` wrote: >>> Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >>> destruct. >> Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the >> lower gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... > > At least with the engine running the power brakes and steering are still > working. Your method would probably work too. Scary deal. I've had my master cylinder fail on 2 cars. I must be unlucky. One was a Plymouth Caravan and the other was a Chevy Cavalier. luckily, there was a tree nearby to stop the Caravan. The only good thing about that option is that there's no question that you'll come to a stop. :-) On the Cavalier, I used the handbrake to drive to work. I knew a guy with a jeep that drove with no brakes. He just downshifted when he wanted to slow down, then again, that pig was geared kinda low... |