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Originally Posted by Gabeisonfire
Leaving the car in gear with the clutch pedal depressed at a stop eventually will wear out the fingers on your pressure plate and throwout bearing. Not any time soon but it does put unnecessary load on the components when there doesn't need to be any. I, personally, always take it out of gear at a stop.
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Yeah, I take it out of gear if I'm going to be there for a while, if it's less than 20 seconds then I'll leave the car in gear (I live in a small town so lights change quickly)