Driving too slow for gear

DubVelo · 14-05-2014 11:57PM #1

Someone I know does this all the time and it really bugs me!
They go up through the gears fine but when it comes to slowing down they leave it until the engine is chugging and juddering and about to stall before they finally reach for the lever.

Surely that's got to be bad for something mechanically? I need an argument to make them stop doing it.

Supergurrier · 15-05-2014 12:08AM

Clutch probably isn't too happy about it.

Stheno · 15-05-2014 12:11AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Clutch probably isn't too happy about it.

Impending clutch failure on the way

toastedpickles · 15-05-2014 12:16AM

Ask them are they best friends with their mechanic

if they answer no, just say well with the way you're driving, you're going to be very soon, or something that implies them being poor from spending all their money on a new clutch

Noccy_Mondy · 15-05-2014 12:18AM

I kind of have the opposite problem. If you're moving along slow in traffic and you have to make the hard decision to whether
a. go down to first and more than likely the car will jump down slightly, or
b. go into second and it'll struggle a tad for a few seconds

Hardest decision of my life!

DubVelo · 15-05-2014 12:28AM

Do ye thing it'll seriously do the clutch? Oh god, it makes me cringe! I want to yank the thing into neutral just to save the poor car!

Supergurrier · 15-05-2014 12:35AM

It will prematurely wear it alright.

That being said i would just keep shtum and be glad of the lift that's keeping you away from the peasantmobile.

Stheno · 15-05-2014 12:37AM

DubVelo wrote: »

Do ye thing it'll seriously do the clutch? Oh god, it makes me cringe! I want to yank the thing into neutral just to save the poor car!

Yeah, my OH is one of those drivers, he's murdered a clutch or two in his time. He's also a tendancy when speeding up to be slow to change gears.

Now thankfully drives an automatic

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 15-05-2014 12:51AM

5th gear @ 30MPH

Foot down and watch the could maker

unkel · 15-05-2014 12:53AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

IHardest decision of my life!

Buy an automatic. And if you don't want to do that, a large V8 petrol manual would solve the problem too

wendell borton · 15-05-2014 07:52AM

Or get something with a side-valve flathead engine, they can run at much lower revs.

Tea 1000 · 15-05-2014 08:56AM

It'll do more than feck up the clutch too. Long term it's causing excessive engine wear.

CJhaughey · 15-05-2014 10:27AM

Clutch gearbox and engine will suffer, not necessarily in that order.
It will be a painful lesson.

Driving too slow for gear

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