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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Being a clutch-rider is going to wear it down. I am kind of one and my last clutch cost me $900.
There's no reason at all to hold the clutch in when stopped and if on a flat road, you don't even need to hold the brake down-a plus in manual shifting (automatics start to go the second you let off the brake).
It's much easier coming to a stop to put it in neutral and brake down. The only time you really need to keep the clutch engaged is on a hill. In those cases, I'm a clutch/gas/brake balancer.
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You may be right about the wear, as I see some others mention too. I've been driving a manual all my life (9 years in a country where 90% drive stick), and all this neutral business is new to me. I kinda have problems believing that
clutch-in/neutral/clutch-out/break, stop; clutch-in/1st/clutch-out
results in less clutch wear than
clutch-in/break/1st, stop; clutch-out
I do live in a hilly area though.. If there is some wear from flat road clutching, it can't contribute much compared to stopping and parking in these hills.