texyank:

Maybe it's time to trade in the ol' Rambler and get a vehicle with a modern brake system. If your brakes are overheating from simpley going down a long hill, you have major problems and should not have to resort to turning on your A/C compressor to hopefully slow your car down. If you are going down a mountain each day on your commute, perhaps you should learn to downshift to slow down - that is a function your transmission is designed to do.

gee, a couple of days ago you were warning me not to "Use a $700 compressor for something it was not designed to do [i.e. turn the AC on when coasting downhill] verses a $19.99 set of brake pads.", today you're advising me to downshift to slow down.

look, kid, find somewhere else to have an argument, I'm just not that interested.