Manual Cars and Popping the Clutch (to re-start engine)
Over the summer I recently got a new car, the current one I driver, and it was manual rather than automatic. I found that you can turn the car off and coast saving mass amounts of gas, not an entirely novel concept I know. But I am not totally aware as to what the possible negative effects of constantly turning off a car can be. I know the the starter can go bad eventually, not a cost I want to incur, so I found out about the idea of popping the clutch, which I have found can be done in any gear. Generally I turn the car off at around 50, coast to a desired speed, then pop the clutch in the conditionally required gear. I know little to nothing about the interworkings of a car, so might someone shed some light onto what problems this could cause if any?
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dude, you're going 50 on I-75.
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