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Originally Posted by mohaughn  I never downshift to slow the car down unless I'm on a track. Even then I only do it when I've gone a little to deep and I need to give the brakes a little extra help. |
I almost always downshift, unless I'm coming to a full stop.
Not primarily to slow the car down, but to keep it from stalling before I know I'll have to put the power on again. That is, if I know I'm going to have to get back into gear at some point while still rolling.
I also downshift to get back in the powerband from cruising, without speeding (more than I already am).
The last time I changed my clutch was at 65k, and I'm at 175k now with no slipping (knock on wood).