I wouldn’t call myself a spirited driver, but I’m no slouch either. I drive with purpose. Anyhow, from time to time I’ll slow it down and cruise to enjoy the view or just to soothe the mind. As we know though, for the most part the subconscious takes over.
Several times now I’m cruising and I’ll be in 4th but the speed at which I am may feel like second so when I go to upshift my subconscious selects 3rd instead of 5th(since it’s pretty much the same motion from on the upshift and downshift). I’m doing so I also tend to get back on the throttle when the shift is almost complete as I think I’m shifting up and the car does a quick jerk type thing but not as bad as when you just downshift and release the clutch right away.
My question is, how many miles do I shave off the life of my clutch or any other part each time it happens? And does this happen to anyone else?