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Emira Fiend
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I use neutral the same way. I used to skip gears thinking it was cool and more efficient. After nearly misshifting a few times I now make a habit of rowing through the gears no matter how many. I feel on track this is the best way to avoid any mistakes when at speed. I end up doing the same on the road. On some occasions I will skip a gear when it’s an odd situation, like coasting for a while when coming to a stop from very far away, but usually not.I put the car in neutral even in stop-and-go traffic. Any time I stop for more than 2-3 seconds. For me, it is less tiring on the left leg this way.
QUESTION FOR Y’ALL: Do you also skip gears a lot? I often go from 3rd to 5th if I am done accelerating. Sometimes 1st to 3rd in slow traffic. Shifting down from 6th to 4th or 3rd to overtake. Etc etc.
What about double clutching? I got the habit from driving old tractors and trucks in Brazil. Not needed for modern cars, but I still do it when down shifting for no reason