CBR600F-T

clutch in, still in first?
or let the clutch go and sit in neutral?

Andy.....

dhorwich

dont sit with your foot on the clutch for a long period its not good for it...

Even better turn your engine off too...

Dan

barge

in the scooby I dont even sit at traffic light with it in gear, unless I'm planning on a reasonable quick start, if you get my drift

CBR600F-T

have been making a concerted effort to change my driving style from vectra fleet nail to P&J.
cheers for tips

Andy

Paul_M

If you hold the clutch in for long enough over a period of time the release bearing will start getting noisy. IME this will take absolutely ages though so it's possible the clutch itself will be shagged before it gets to that stage depending on your driving.

Still good practice to put it into neutral unless you're trying to build up your thighs (well one of them!)

Leslie

All that advice is good 600, standing with your car in gear for long periods is bad for the clutch plate, clutch release bearing, and the thrust bearing on the crankshaft. Its a good habit to knock it into neutral as soon as you stop in traffic.

Les

Spoon

Off on a tangent a bit but it is recommended with an auto to actually leave it in D and hold it on the handbrake, rather than selecting N and back to D as the torque converter has less work to do.