hi all
does anyone put their car in neutral when stationery, say at the red lights? as putting in neutral puts pressure of the engine, is there any long term benefit / problem associated in doing so?
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hi all
does anyone put their car in neutral when stationery, say at the red lights? as putting in neutral puts pressure of the engine, is there any long term benefit / problem associated in doing so?
i dont think theres any real benifit or problem with it.personal preferance really.
sometimes i do that but only in very busy traffic lights, some of them go on for up to 5 mins b4 you get the green :D
lol 5mins, i would be putting the ignition off, if i had to wait that long
Putting it in neutral does not put pressure on the engine. Just be aware that you will take extra time to get into gear and accelerate off the line if you notice a huge truck coming towards you.Quote:
Originally Posted by clayton4115
Like people who drive manual like myself I always put it on neutral at the lights, that way i don't burn my clutch... in auto would be the same deal put it on Neutral so you don't wear out your brake pads... :p
In an auto I would have thought that it would be more wear on the gear box by putting it in Neutral and back into D all the time?
I don't think it would wear the pads as you are stopped.
guess i was wrong than... well i don't really think it will harm the gear box if you put the car on neutral on a auto transmission...
I know some of my mates they do it because they cbf putting their foot on the brakes for a couple of minutes...
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Originally Posted by beeza
Putting it to neutral is good because you can lightly press on the brakes to keep the car stopped. If someone rear ends the few cars behind you, your car will take the hit, but roll forward and absorb the impact. If you had it in D with your foot fully hard on the brakes, then the rear of your car would crumple instead. Hehee
HUH!?! Your worried about using brake pads at stationary... So that means that when you are stationary, you constantly hold the clutch at friction point? when the clutch is all the way in, you will not burn the clutch. However, you will ruin your pressure plate.Quote:
Originally Posted by mars_panas
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Originally Posted by mars_panas
Have you explained to them what a handbrake does?
I was talking about auto about the brakes...Quote:
Originally Posted by VTECMACHINE
but for me i just use hand brake and leave it on neutral... (for manual)