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by whycome 331 days ago
My car (an old Jetta) lasted ~20 years and was still good to go when I got rid of it. Only the body itself had any issues. I suppose the use would vary based on terrain? It was useful to get to a gear with more torque for taking off again. And I guess you’re not doing it from really high revs — so it was just using the engine to slow things