| I could be wrong. I learned to drive a stick shift in an old three-speed mustang. That clutch had to be slipped, all the time. I replaced it once myself, but it was simple. Then, I drove in heavy traffic for 11 years in a Geo Metro before the clutch went out. I did just like you did, I left it in second gear. The less shifting you have to do, the better. My clutch did go out in that car, at a red light. I put it in first, started out, heard a "pong" sound and there was no second gear. Luckily, it was already rolling and I just slipped it into a parking space. That cost $700.00 to repair (new clutch) in 2004.
It's important to remember that even if the clutch is depressed, the car is not truly in neutral. It rolls but the engine reacts as if it were in gear. So rolling down a big hill, put it in neutral. I'm a girl who used to do my own tune-ups and car repair. But, I sure don't know much about newer cars. You should ask someone who has had a lot of cars, fixed them and drives a clutch. | 
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