D. Run it

Depends on the situation.
All of the above. Sometimes I'll downshift from 5th to just one of 3 or 4 then neutral from there.

>>28947043
A if it's a stop sign and I'm not a long distance from it. B if there's a long distance so I can slow down while in DFCO (deceleration fuel cutoff) for emm pee gees, or it's a red light and it's one I know the light timing on and I might not have to stop if it turns green before I get to the intersection.

If coming to a complete stop I'll neutral coast it.

If approaching a red light I'll go down through the gears so I'm always in gear and ready to accelerate if the red light turns green.

If slowing down to perv on schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop I'll depress the clutch and rev the fuck out of the engine to make their fannies moist.

>>28947049
Oh, OP said stop sign. My reply was for red lights.
Stop signs I just pop it in neutral and brake. Occasionally I'll ride out the gear I'm in for a little first.

>4th gear
>stop sign

any roads in my country that have a stop sign will be speed limited so i'm rarely in a gear above 3rd.

>>28947043
>A. Lift off the accelerator, remain in 4th gear, pop to neutral shortly before coming to a complete stop.
yeah sure
>B. Decelerate while downshifting through 3rd and 2nd gears before coming to a complete stop.
yeah if you think you may need to actually not come to a stop and zip off
>C. Pop into neutral and coast/brake to a complete stop.
yeah
>d.
yeah

>>28947043
>Say you're driving in 4th gear and
stopped reading there because my tesla has only one gear

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What a complete bunch of retards in this thread.

>A. Lift off the accelerator, remain in 4th gear, pop to neutral shortly before coming to a complete stop.

Lugs the engine. If you don't understand the term, you're a retard.

>B. Decelerate while downshifting through 3rd and 2nd gears before coming to a complete stop.

Top tier mechanical sympathy, utilizes engine braking whilst minimizing the use of brakes. Basically mandatory for towing.

>C. Pop into neutral and coast/brake to a complete stop.

Heavy use of brakes, possible strain on transmission as gears aren't being lubricated at speed. Best way to save fuel if you cut the engine during coasting.

>D. Other.

There's a whole bunch of retarded Americans in this thread. I can smell you like a McDonald's burger wrapper. Stick to driving autos, fags.

>>28947043
Downshift to 3rd and accelerate hard until 50ft from the stop sign and apply maximus braking

literally doesn't matter.

>>28947087
>There's a whole bunch of retarded Americans in this thread
>thread about driving a manual
>americans
>manual
does not compute

>>28947043
Son, if I'm in 4th gear coming up to a stop sign I'm already basically at walking speed.
>t. truck driver

>>28947043
A if I'm feeling lazy, but B is the proper answer.

>>28947043
Get your fucking ass to the sign and use your fucking brakes.

>>28947087
top smooth brain take
>Lugs the engine
you can coast all the way down to 2000rpm or even lower depending on the engine and it wouldn't be lugging
>utilizes engine braking whilst minimizing the use of brakes
yes minimize the use of easily replaceable consumables and maximize the use of the engine / trans
>neutral saves fuel
most cars in the last 25 years use nearly zero fuel while in gear whereas neutral has to use fuel to keep the engine at idle speed

>>28947087
anon...lugging the engine is when you're making it do too much work at too low rpms. going WOT in 5th gear doing 25 mph is lugging. Coasting down to a stop in 5th gear isn't.

>>28947043
I do A, I think B is probably better fuel-wise because you can engine brake for longer, but I can't imagine it's that much better

>>28947043
to get the best fuel economy, brake life and throttle control you should downshift and only push and hold the clutch at the last 1000 or so rpms of 1st. you dont need to and can do the other methods

i downshift because i'm cool like that. the only time you wouldn't downshift coming to a stop is if the stop was sudden and you didn't have time to react/downshift

>>28947043
D. hand brake

>>28947043
Depends on the vehicle.

The vette.
>Into neutral and coast. I've got good stopping power and can slam it into the appropriate gear if I need to for any reason.

The tracker.
>Foot off the accelerator. Downshift to next lowest gear and engine brake with my foot off the accelerator. That bitch isn't winning any prizes on her worn 90's drums. Neutral and wheel brakes for last 40mph.

Either way, I would never stay in top gear down to near stall.

>>28947043
I do C except instead of neutral I hold the clutch down and put it in 2nd to get a rolling stop off the sign because I'm lazy

B you dumb nigger. And don’t forget to rev match.

>>28947043
Highly depends on the situation. Generally I'll leave it in gear and coast to a stop popping into neutral when I'm at the point the truck would idle in gear at my current speed. However if I'm in heavier traffic I might downshift a gear or two. Generally 4th gear I need to be doing at least 45mph to not lug it.

>>28947087
Lugging only occurs when you apply throttle at a low RPM in a gear too high for it. If you're slowing down off the throttle the engine does not care.

>>28947166
>most cars in the last 25 years use nearly zero fuel while in gear whereas neutral has to use fuel to keep the engine at idle speed
This is the reason we don't get crackles and pops anymore. A carburetor idle circuit would still feed fuel even under deceleration so it would pop and bang as it slowed while fuel injection just cuts fuel entirely.

>>28947043
I usually engine brake until I can slip it into 2nd, light brake until it's below 1500 rpms and then pop it into neutral to bring it to a stop. If I do this when the lights are already red, I try to coast as long as possible, so if it turns green again, I can just blip the throttle, put it back in 2nd and continue driving.

>>28947043
Most of the time I revmatch and jump into 2nd gear. High rpms on 2nd gear slow down car faster. Then clutch and total stop.

Drop down two gears and dump the clutch accelerating in a cloud of tyre smoke, pull on the handbrake and 180 then decelerate to a stop by burnout.

>>28947043
Yeah when you come to a stop you gotta wiggle the stick. Did you feel it snapping to center? Can you see it's in the center position? Do you have a light in the dash that tells you it's in neutral? You can't know for certain unless you wiggle the fuck out of that stick. And even if you did wiggle it you gotta wiggle the fuck out of it again to be absolutely certain.

>>28947043
A or B depending on how I feel.
C is for girls and fags

>>28947051
Fuck off Brandon you haven't had a stick shift in years.

>>28947043
Just buy a car from this century lmao. It's not worth it to have to shift every 10 seconds just for the off chance someone might think you're cool when you put it in the wrong gear to make a loud noise. We know that's the only reason you fags cling to tranuals.

>>28947043
Downshift all the way because I'm on a motorcycle

>>28947043
Legally in the US you are to downshift through the gears until you come to a complete stop and not move with the clutch disengaged, ie "coasting", more than about a car length. The transmission is not to be out of gear ever on public roads. Nobody actually does that but thems the rules.

For me, when coming to a stop sign I'll downshift if necessary but declutch close to the stop but always leave the trans in gear until stopped and then pop it over into First so there's no waiting for the synchros like you would need to if you coasted in Neutral with the clutch out. Yeah, it's only a second but that's an eternity at a stop sign. At a red light where I think I'll be stopped for while I'll throw the trans into Neutral and coast in. Once stopped I'll monitor the light and be sure to get in gear before it's my turn to go. If the light goes green before I'm stopped I'll just throw it in whatever the appropriate gear is for the speed and continue on.