ca993twin

Not only should you put the car in neutral and release the clutch (saves the throw-out bearing), but just before you get the green light, engage 5th or 6th gear
before you engage 1st (stops the spinning gear sets and saves your 1st gear synchro).

Mark in Baltimore

+1. I always do this. Also, don't start the car by pressing in the clutch. I have a label above my key switch that says "No clutch!" to remind my mechanics as well as myself.

Mark in Baltimore

Never knew this. Good tip!

element

technically the best thing would be to turn off your car.. warm starts don't hurt your car at all.. you just waste gas waiting for the light (and complaining about gas prices)

:P

71pest

wow, never knew all these clutch tips!?!? Drove my Beetle for 13 years by keeping the clutch down (in gear) as I wait for the light to change and starting it in gear with the clutch down. If you start it in neutral don't you have to take it out of gear anyway?

Never had to replace the clutch.

But I am a Porsche Newbie.

Christian J

The sooner my clutch wears out the sooner I can get a lwf...

NP993

What I do in a traffic jam is just shut the car off, leave it in neutral, and get out and push it along with traffic. Easier on the clutch that way.

TravisB

I just stay in 1st gear at all times, and just shut down at stops (I have a '95 so I can start it in gear as well); top speed is a bit limited, it uses a lot of gas and it might be a little rough on the engine but it's easier on the clutch that way.