Originally Posted by
Gunter
Thanks 80057,
Answer to your question, I don’t ride the clutch. If I’m coasting to the lights and it goes green, I put it in a low gear, rev the engine a little for easy gear engagement. Most of the time, I manage to put in 3rd fairly easily without reving and take off at the lights. My 92 Civic isn’t fuel injected; I recently (12 months ago) rebuild the engine, but did not rebuild the gearbox. So I was wondering if my driving habit shortens the life of it.
The reason I put on neutral is because I feel more comfortable breaking slowing with the breaks rather changing to lower gear and may cause the car to jerk. And sometimes I just like to coast without the engine noise. Call me a fool, but sometimes, I like to listen to my car when I’m driving.