# Does it hurt the brakes to apply them when going downhill?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-it-hurt-the-brakes-to-apply-them-when-going-downhill/122262>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** golf, volkswagen\
**Created:** [August 4, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-it-hurt-the-brakes-to-apply-them-when-going-downhill/122262 "2018-08-04T14:36:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Marshall\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Michael\_Marshall\_1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Michael_Marshall_1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-it-hurt-the-brakes-to-apply-them-when-going-downhill/122262/21 "2018-08-06T04:50:53Z")

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I like downshifting to arrest speed myself.

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