Which is best practice to save wear and tear on the car (thus repair bills):
slowing down by down shifting, using engine braking and brakes or
slowing down by putting the car in neutral and braking? Reasons?
I learned to drive a manual in a couple afternoons, and picked up some
details from this
video series which recommends the neutral+brakes
method due to the "extra stress put on engine and drive line" by
downshifting and that it's cheaper to replace brake pads than an engine
or a transmission.
video produced by "Capital Dream Cars— Washington, DC’s
premier exotic car rental company as featured in The Washington Post,
Goss’ Garage, and SpeedTV.com."