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Originally posted by marksman41:
For me it depends on the situation.

If I see a light turn red or I'm coming up to a stop sign, I'll shift into neutral and coast to a stop with brakes.

If I'm coming up on a turn or another situation where full stop is not required, I keep the clutch in, coast using brake as necessary, and downshift as speed drops to the appropriate gear - keeping the clutch in all the while.

I don't use the engine as a brake for everyday driving. Mountains and other like instances are a different story.

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
This for me. I will add, if I'm driving aggresivelly, e.g. taking a corner and coming out fast or something similar, I will down shift while keeping the clutch in. This keeps better control of the vehicle should something happen and I can come out of the corner faster as I'm already in the correct gear.