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Originally Posted by Max2147
you can save a lot of gas by short shifting and coasting in neutral down hills.
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Does you Mini still have a carburettor? If not then you should leave the highest gear in while coasting. The injection system won't eject any fuel above a certain RPM level. If you go to neutral the RPMs will drop and the system will inject idle fuel to keep the engine alive.
BTW you can use your engine to support braking with that. Just shift one or two gears down (you should keep it within reasonable revs though
). Saves plenty of brakes.
