New driver questions on clutch help please don't want to burn it out..
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I'm guessing we have the whole of the 1% of motorists that don't coast at all on this thread.
I, like every driver I've ever seen or known, coast to traffic lights... a danger to other road users my !!!!. If somebody rear ends me it's them that's a danger not me.0 -
dcouponzzzz wrote: »My clutch control is as it should be, and I use engine braking where appropriate, however my instructor informed me (3 years ago) that it's no longer taught to move down the gears when you're expecting to come to a dead stop. The reason provided was you'll wear the gearbox out with the increased number/frequency of gear changes, and modern braking system's performance more than compensates for the loss of engine braking compared to older vehicles.
My car certainly wouldn't like it if I decelerated from 50mph in 5th gear to a dead stop without changing down (good) or riding the clutch (bad).
Modern kit is pretty reliable - not only will cars let you change from 5th-3rd-1st without much penalty if you're desperate to save a few changes, but I can rack up 90K of mostly city driving (read - mostly stuck in traffic humming to the radio) changing gears and using the clutch willy nilly and still have the clutch feel as "high" as it did when the car was brand new.
As long as you don't drive like a complete loon (coasting everywhere, practicing clutchless changes for fun, changing from 5th->4th->3rd->2nd->1st in rapid succession when having to break hard on a motorway) most clutches will give years of trusty service.0 -
I'm guessing we have the whole of the 1% of motorists that don't coast at all on this thread.
I, like every driver I've ever seen or known, coast to traffic lights... a danger to other road users my !!!!. If somebody rear ends me it's them that's a danger not me.
I never coast. However if that happens when coasting you are far more likely to be shunted into a vehicle or person in front. Of course you can't stop someone going into the back of you, but you can prevent further injury to both yourself and other road users by not coasting.0 -
Define coasting ...
The last couple of seconds approaching lights before you come to a stop, wherein you press the clutch and go to neutral from 1st or 2nd and apply the handbrake? Agreed - almost everyone will do this.
Going from, say, 4th gear you press the clutch and coast 50m to the lights before going to neutral and applying the handbrake? No way Jose; this is bad (IMHO).0 -
if you're in gear and someone rear ends you, engine braking isn't going to be any assistance, it's more likely to propel the car further forwardDon't you dare criticise what you cannot understand0
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I'm guessing we have the whole of the 1% of motorists that don't coast at all on this thread.
I, like every driver I've ever seen or known, coast to traffic lights... a danger to other road users my !!!!. If somebody rear ends me it's them that's a danger not me.0 -
If somebody hits you at the force you suggest what do you think is gonna happen to your foot on the clutch... here's a hint... it's not gonna stay there
Yep, and even for that fraction of a second it's taken to disengage the clutch you've lurched forward with little resistance and your stopping distance will be greater than if you decelerated properly in the first place.0 -
Sorry, but you now have to be trolling.
I live in Cambridgeshire which is exceptionally flat and has no hills to speak of at all. Why would I have ever seen a sign like that?I never coast. However if that happens when coasting you are far more likely to be shunted into a vehicle or person in front. Of course you can't stop someone going into the back of you, but you can prevent further injury to both yourself and other road users by not coasting.0 -
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