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Originally Posted by TwinTurboGTR
its the same argument with a manual. When people come to a stop, they will double clutch and downshift and use engine breaking to slowdown and use the brakes at the very end. When some choose to shift into neutral and use all brakes. SO what's the difference? Some argue that the first way, you wear the clutch out faster because you are doubling up on gear use and for the second method, people say you will wear out brakes faster. IMHO, brakes are a whole hell of a a lot cheaper and easier to replace than a clutch.
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Also...
When you come to a stop in a manual, you should put it in neutral and let go of the clutch pedal, otherwise you are putting unnecessary pressure on the hydrolics (or cable if is is old style). Even worse, you are putting a lot of wear on the throw-out bearing.
You have to go through all the same pain to replace this bearing as you do the entire clutch when it wears out so you might as well replace all clutch components at this time. All unnecessary expense.