Brake jobs are cheap, clutch jobs are expensive

I tend to change down, it's the way I was taught, but 40 years ago, when I was learning, brakes weren't so good, so it was necessary.
You're basically right, but it's the crankshaft you're knacking by engine braking and that's really expensive: This was the advice given to me by the Daily Telegraph motoring correspondent.
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