Ok here's the deal, I know it's not a misfire, but sometimes when I slow down to about 5-10mph, I just take back off in second gear. And sometimes it bucks slightly, is that simply because I might be at too low of an RPM to take off in second or might it be my clutch slipping, because at 83000 miles I still have the original clutch in my car.

Any suggestions would be helpful and thanks in advance.

But it only does this once in a very great while. I don't even know if it's really a concern for me but I can't be too cautious I guess.

ha hey again, i would say it's just to low of rpms, my clutch went out about a year ago and if the car bucks it is a sure sign that your clutch is still good.. when the clutch goes out it won't make any sharp or direct movements it will try to stay stationary e.g. take longer and higher rpms to get up to speed.. and another sign that your clutch is going out is the smell.. my god it's an awfull smell mostly because of what it means...

if it misfires it sound like a suby. ok also fyi ur motor is distributorless.if it only happens low end speeds it isnt misfire id say more along the lines of sheeeety MAF. or it could be unplugged trying to get air in the intake and just sound like sheeet.

It's slack in the transmission.

could you be a bit more specific on what you mean by slack?

Ok, but my car only does it in second, not third at too low of an RPM, not fourth at too low of an RPM and not 5th at too low of an RPM. And my MAF isn't bad otherwise I'd be running rich or not enough fuel and I'd notice really quickly. Plus it would do it more often if it was a bad MAF instead of just once in a great while.

or a worn out motor mount.

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IF its like a clunkish jerk motion and then its good or clunkish jerk, jerk.. jerk..... bouncy bouncy its the motor mount going.

it's not jerky jerky....jerky......bouncy bouncy. for sure. It's just more like a bucking motion but the fact is my foot is already completely off the clutch and I barely push the gas.

Motor mount

theres slack in the mount because its worn and when you press the gas the torque pulls everything together.

you know, he could be right on with the motor mount. Remember when you destroyed your car on the pole? The guy told you that the motor mount was screwed, its probably the same one you hit, that never got fixed.

this is true, and I guess the reason that it only does it every once in awhile is because it's only worn not completely broken. I'll have Ruder look at that when they change my oil.

But then again I don't know if that's what it is cause it was doin that before the whole smash into the pole thing. But I'll have it checked out anyways.