So is coasting bad??

[Camaro3.8L]

I remeber hearing a while back ago that coasting is bad for the car...Im not sure if I read it right. I did a search, didnt really find anything. Since I have an M-5, Im almost always taking it out of gear and into neutral and just let the car coast, I dont understand how that can be bad for the car, did I read that right?

[gregmondro]

I have the same question, except I have an A4.
any input would be helpful [img]smile.gif[/img]

[nikon]

well as long as there is oil circulating through the tranny I see nothing wrong with it....like if you pull a car behind an RV you have to get a special rig for your car...But eh...ya why not coast...??

[bu-bye]

I have never heard of it being bad. I don't see how it could be bad as long as you put it in neutral.

[gregmondro]

i'm guessing it's less harmful for your transmission than actually having it in drive. right? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[need4speed]

for manual trans there is no problem coasting. I don't think there is with auto either if it is a short distance. You shouldn't tow any vehicle with an auto for distances of 10 miles or more or at high speeds unless the transmission was designed with that in mind, such as on Saturn cars.

[Camaro3.8L]

Ok cool, thanks guys.

[nikon]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by need4speed:
for manual trans there is no problem coasting. I don't think there is with auto either if it is a short distance. You shouldn't tow any vehicle with an auto for distances of 10 miles or more or at high speeds unless the transmission was designed with that in mind, such as on Saturn cars.<hr></blockquote>

Was gonna mention the Saturns...The grand cherokees (4WD model anyways...can do that aswell...or for that matter any four wheel drive if you could disengae the tranny :cool:

[gt1953]

I am not really sure about the A4 on the M5 should not be a problem. On my GMC Z71 4X4 auto you can dissengage the tranny and tow it.