Riding the clutch is bad?

[kenshin]

no... thats the same as rolling down a hill in neutral

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

i was under the impression that riding the cluch; was fully depressing the clutch and applying the brake earlier than needed, when you could have just allowed the natural slowing down properties of having the car ingear, and using the brake a few meters before the stop.
Also depressing the cluch while making a turn into, thru and out of the corner.

[Shraka]

no... thats the same as rolling down a hill in neutral

It's not actualy. Your gearbox does different things. It's similar though. By holding the clutch in you'd be wearing the clutch diagphram (sp?) out quicker I'd assume. I wouldn't worry about it though, as it wouldn't be much more than 1% quicker.

Riding the clutch, as I understand it, means letting the clutch slip for longer than you have to. Everyone HAS to let the clutch slip, it's what it's there for.
If you ride the clutch, it will wear out quicker. And yes, you should learn to stop doing that so much. I, however, ride my clutch in first in my DC2, but i've only had it for 3 weeks, and I'm still not used to having a sports clutch (it's harder to work smoothly than my old Lancer clutch :P ).

[bumography]

i dont understand why people roll down a hill in neutral

[dc2dc2dc2]

i dont understand why people roll down a hill in neutral

agreed, anyone who does this, please explain why ?

back to the topic, riding clutch just means u wear ur clutch out quicker, therefore spending money on a new clutch which is $_$ unless u are rollin' like a playa pimp in mulla.

[Shraka]

agreed, anyone who does this, please explain why ?

back to the topic, riding clutch just means u wear ur clutch out quicker, therefore spending money on a new clutch which is $_$ unless u are rollin' like a playa pimp in mulla.

It's just more coasty. Takes strain off the engine. Also uses slightly less fuel.
I used to do it, now I usualy pop it into gear and let the engine keep my speed down.

[jdmlvn]

:P happy?

[sAimOns]

yahuhs its bad for ur car .. i think the reason why people roll down in neutral is to save fuel

[Q_ball]

i dont understand why people roll down a hill in neutral

its stupid if u ask me, uve got less control of the car - n esp down a hill, or in traffic, very big chance of an accident

[alzteg]

My friend often tells me how he drives up the westgate reaches the middle and then puts it into neutral and rolls down the other half untill he nears the (100) sign where he then puts it into 5th gear and speeds up.

So how is this bad for your car?

[zorrt]

its stupid if u ask me, uve got less control of the car - n esp down a hill, or in traffic, very big chance of an accident

i roll down hills, why is it bad?
saves abit of petrol ahaha
but of course if its a steep hill
i leave in gears to save break pad
if speed gets too high rev car up and pop back into gears
simple enough

[spardikis]

Rolling down a hill, round corners and rolling to save gas with your foot on the clutch is an extremely bad habbit to get into. I for one have wasted alot more money than I've saved from this practice...why???? when I was young and stupid I was a believer that 'coasting' was a great way to save petrol, until I tryed coasting through a corner a little to quick and smashed through a metal fence!!!
Normaly I could hit the corner alot quicker when I was driving in gear, but with no engine control I just slid straight off the road. So I learnt the hard way that you need to apply the engine to pull/push you through a corner properly, and especialy with a front wheel drive, how you apply power will determine if you under steer or over steer. I sugest you slowly learn your car in a very quiet area where you can feel the difference between coasting and where/when you apply power through a corner. Do it with someone who has some idea of your car (fwd, 4wd, rwd,)who can help and give pointers because the ealrier you know it, the more cash you will save.