Of the approx. 1,000,000 miles I've driven in my life....about 700,000 have been in manual transmission vehicles. Never once...ever...have I had to have any repair of any kind performed on any clutch or transmission part. The only automatic transmission car I ever called mine (vs wife's) was a 78 Vette. At the 1,000 mile point (1 month old).....it rolled over to the side of the road & I did not get it back from the dealership for 3-4 weeks???? In any case....the record suggests that the way I drive sticks does not lead to problems....



Next year will be our 40th wedding anniversary.....maybe I'll get her that Lotus she doesn't know she needs.....

 

Now that's thinking of your wife instead of yourself.

 

I am sorry, dont know if its my age or what, but I never heard the term "clutch slip" when starting in a higher gear than 1st (low) gear. In my day, and as a retired truck driver, we just refered to it as "riding the clutch", which means keeping the clutch pedal engaged longer than needed to shift or to drive slowly in any gear, while keeping the clutch pedal engaged. My question is this the same as clutch slippage? I just thought Clutch slippage was due to a worn clutch pressure plate, or throw out bearing.

 

You are right.. a clutch slipping is when it is not grabbing... but to "slip the clutch" would be the same as riding the clutch, as you are causing the clutch to slip by not having it fully engaged... not really a correct term I guess.

 

Thank you all for the input. Although I am still not sure if I will be continuing my habit, this info has been great.

Anyone else have anything to say??

 

Please start in 1st boilet

 

Well, clearly you must drive like an old.... err, lol.

They are wear items, the need to be replaced eventually. The clutch in my crossfire is probably nearing replacement, but im alot harder on things.

Any type of motor sports is hard on drivetrains, especially drifting where you clutch kick

 

Well, I'm only talking about starting out in 2nd ....maybe 10-15% of the time....when there is absolutely no desire to briskly accelerate. I may smell like an old fart ...but 85% of the time I don't drive like an old fart.

 

An old fart, even someone else's, smells better than the smell of your own clutch.

 

KU wins again. I remember my favorite graffiti on the bathroom wall in the science building;

Some come here to sit & think
Some come here to **** & stink
But I come here to scratch my *****
& read the writing on the walls

 

How about this one.

It's no use standing on the seat,
the crabs in here can jump six feet.

 

Excellent.