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Originally Posted by Supragtsxr
I think I'm screwing up. I get caught in alot of stop-and-go traffic and right now I'm keeping the car in first and letting the clutch in about half way to get it rolling and then disengaging the clutch fully by putting the petal to the floor.
If i don't do it this way...then how do I deal with stop and go traffic? I can't just leave the car in first because if i come to a stop I'll stall out. I also dont seem to travel far enough to want to engage the clutch fully (example: I need to move about 5-10ft before i have to stop again).
Should I instead go ahead and engage the clutch fully and then just throw the car back into neutral?  |
Half is fine, just when you push the clutch to the floor again, drop it in neutral and roll and let the clutch back out.
"By the book" that's what you're supposed to do, but, most people do as you do.
The other option ticks off all the automatic users, but, just leave it in first and idle, even if traffic opens up a bit. Kind of like how semi's do in traffic - they're doing it for the same reason - saves wear on the clutch and throwout bearing.