Quote Originally Posted by Gunter View Post
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.
seems ppl are going alittle off course here, but anyway,

if your more comftable with it in neutral do it, everyone has a different driving style, and you are right about sometimes being jerky, especially in second gear, do drive how u want its your car, no issues with the gear box, only the clutch if the take off isnt smooth, everyones happy medium being jerk and to much clutch riding is different to, so its all opinion i think. have fun cruisin.