[ticktocktick]

Just stay off the brakes as much as possible. No big secret really.

[hinkley]

One of the things I like most about my Jetta TDLie is that the DSG will downshift if you keep the brakes on for more than about 5 seconds. On long downhills I can take my foot off the brake for about half the trip down and the gearbox does the rest until the speed slowly creeps back up.

[enraged_camel]

Unless your car has regenerative breaks, in which case you should randomly and unpredictably break to generate free energy.

edit: downvoters are once again proving that HN doesn't get jokes.

[mod]

I think it's more that HN doesn't appreciate jokes, the discussion tends away from that here.

Also, from the guidelines:

Please resist commenting about being downvoted. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

[mikeash]

As I always say, HN doesn't have a problem with humor, but it needs to actually be funny.

[ska]

re: edit

Have you tried being funnier?

[frankzinger]

I thought it was a decent enough joke. Tough room.