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Old 12-17-2015, 07:21 AM   #118
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Originally Posted by PureShield View Post
Does that mean that say your coming to a stop at a red light or a stop sign your clutch pedal is pushed in and your going through the motions of downshifting? or are you just putting it into 2nd and then with your clutch in you stop then put it into neutral? Haha I know what you mean I just want to get a more clear understanding of what you do.
I am in gear and clutch out until the revs drop so low that I have to push the clutch in. If rolling for a bit I will then leave it in second until slow enough to shift into first. The once stopped if at a light or just for a minute or two I leave it in first with the clutch in but if going to be prolonged (i.e. a train or construction) then I shift to neutral. My car rarely sees neutral if it is turned on. I know I will now have 100 people saying "But you are ruining your clutch bro" to which I reply that I have traded in my last 4 cars with 200K + miles on each of them and have never replaced a clutch. So based on my own personal experience I am not concerned.
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