Tranny question: Neutral during a rolling stop..Good or Bad?
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Okay, your friend knows little to nothing about what hes talking about... 
no offense or anything.
On an auto, this does absolutely nothing. This doesn't really help anything, as to negative aspects. At most this will just cause more wear in the gears, which in return means you would have more problems later on in the life of the trans. Other than that, pointless. Oh, and it saves nothing on gas either. Because when you leave it in drive, you aren't really idling any higher compared to neutral. The little difference of the two would not increase or decrease your mpg.
For the manual, no it wouldn't hurt the gears, clutch or trans. If you wait long periods before moving, its probably best to just throw it in neutral. Thats what i did when i had a manual, i would toss it in neutral during lights or traffic. No harm done.
no offense or anything.On an auto, this does absolutely nothing. This doesn't really help anything, as to negative aspects. At most this will just cause more wear in the gears, which in return means you would have more problems later on in the life of the trans. Other than that, pointless. Oh, and it saves nothing on gas either. Because when you leave it in drive, you aren't really idling any higher compared to neutral. The little difference of the two would not increase or decrease your mpg.
For the manual, no it wouldn't hurt the gears, clutch or trans. If you wait long periods before moving, its probably best to just throw it in neutral. Thats what i did when i had a manual, i would toss it in neutral during lights or traffic. No harm done.
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http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/...7/article.html
5. Drive with mileage in mind. Don't speed up just to slow down. If you lean on the accelerator when the light turns green, then again on the brake one street down, you're hurting both your car and your gas mileage. Instead, go lightly on the accelerator and coast where possible. If you're bumper-to-bumper, improve your fuel economy by slipping the car into neutral instead of constantly riding the brake. (This doesn't apply to hybrids which typically shut off the gas engine when stopped in traffic.) And don't try to get around the city on less than a quarter tank. Not only are city gas stations expensive, they're hard to find.
5. Drive with mileage in mind. Don't speed up just to slow down. If you lean on the accelerator when the light turns green, then again on the brake one street down, you're hurting both your car and your gas mileage. Instead, go lightly on the accelerator and coast where possible. If you're bumper-to-bumper, improve your fuel economy by slipping the car into neutral instead of constantly riding the brake. (This doesn't apply to hybrids which typically shut off the gas engine when stopped in traffic.) And don't try to get around the city on less than a quarter tank. Not only are city gas stations expensive, they're hard to find.
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Originally Posted by VinceW_87
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5. Drive with mileage in mind. Don't speed up just to slow down. If you lean on the accelerator when the light turns green, then again on the brake one street down, you're hurting both your car and your gas mileage. Instead, go lightly on the accelerator and coast where possible. If you're bumper-to-bumper, improve your fuel economy by slipping the car into neutral instead of constantly riding the brake. (This doesn't apply to hybrids which typically shut off the gas engine when stopped in traffic.) And don't try to get around the city on less than a quarter tank. Not only are city gas stations expensive, they're hard to find.
5. Drive with mileage in mind. Don't speed up just to slow down. If you lean on the accelerator when the light turns green, then again on the brake one street down, you're hurting both your car and your gas mileage. Instead, go lightly on the accelerator and coast where possible. If you're bumper-to-bumper, improve your fuel economy by slipping the car into neutral instead of constantly riding the brake. (This doesn't apply to hybrids which typically shut off the gas engine when stopped in traffic.) And don't try to get around the city on less than a quarter tank. Not only are city gas stations expensive, they're hard to find.
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Pads aren't worn when you are stopped. They are worn when there friction is kinetic (not static) and there is wear being transmitted on the pad. When you put your hand on a table, apply a horizontel force. But, not enough to move your hand (apply force downward if you need to). Do you feel heat coming from the table? No. Heat/wear is caused by the rubbing of the rotor and the pad.
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