How much do you use engine brakes?

[shlim8]

Originally Posted by stateofidleness

Does this apply to Tiptronics as well? The tip is great as "braking" to a stop. Bad habit?

Yeah, would like to know the answer to this one too, the tip has a "bad habit" of downshifting to assist the braking. But probably can't do anything to disable this "bad habit".

When I first got the car, I find myself constantly stopping way before I intended to. I find that the stock brakes are slow in initial response.... prompting me to step hard and when the tip jumps in to help, the car slows down too much... The S front brake conversion is so much better, much better initial braking response.

[dallison]

I always used to use just the brakes, but then i ended up in automatic cars for a while. When i had my 986 i started to downshift also to help brake. When i did my first DE i was reminded taht the brakes are much cheaper than the clutch to replace.

How i forgot that? i don't know.