Most people here drive manuals (though not me), so going into a low gear on a down slope and feeling the engine braking is an every day thing. Therefore engine braking is just expected. Whether it’s a good thing, I don’t know. Lots of braking with the foot pedal certainly gets tiresome after a while. Mind you, my car has very sensitive brakes. That might be partly why I find them tiresome.

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