Originally Posted by
clem
Hmm since the topic of leaving it in N etc is up I might ask a noob Q.
Some people mentioned that leaving the car in N will result in the car consuming fuel to prevent it from stalling. However other people claim that leaving the clutch in will wear out your throwout bearing prematurely.
Scenario: You sit at the turning lights and the first few cars manage to get the green but u being the unlucky one catches the red again so this means another 3 mins wait at the lights until your turn.
In this case would you pull your handbrake up and leave it in N and wait until the light goes green
or
Keep your foot on the brake, foot depressing the clutch pedal whilst in 1st gear? As we all know that we've been taught to always keep it in first by our instructors.
What's the best thing to do?