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Topic #31837 20 posts Started by Terzin1
Terzin1
#1
i hear that starting your car is the equivalent of letting your car idle for about 3 minutes or so, and by equivalent i mean the amount of gas being used. Has anyone else heard of this? Or if it is true?
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>i hear that starting your car is the equivalent of letting your car idle for about 3 minutes or so, and by equivalent i mean the amount of gas being used. Has anyone else heard of this? Or if it is true?
thats not true. i forgot what it was on tv but they did some tests and it's actually better on gas to turn off your car when your at a red light than to let it idle. i doubt anybody does this, but still. i mean, i doubt it makes a difference at all. i just drive and not think about things like that because it's not worth it and it'll probably give me a headache.
azian_advanced
#3
i'm not sure if that's true.... but i would guess not.
i'd agree to something more like:
"starting your car is equivalent to 15 secs of idle"
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dlx742
#4
a little off topic, but gas prices in san diego are down from $3.00 a gallon to $2.18 a gallon

so now i feel better about letting my car run period. it can idle all it wants now because now i can afford it
Celica_Fan
#5
my car putts out when it is cold in reverse piece of crap. That really saves fuel lol. Our fuel prices have gone up again.
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CelicaZR
#6
I dont think that is true.
But if you were to keep turning your car off and on.
Your starter motor will go pretty soon too.
So in my opinion it's not worth it.
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Watanbe88
#7
it is true that during start your bearings incurr more wear then anytime while running (that is in the engines operational range). And ya you would burn out your starter and in heavy city driving you could kill your battery depending on how close the lights are being it draws the most power of any part of the system (that is other then large stereo systems, I think)
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amysmojo
#8
I hope its not true...


I saw a price of 2.01 last night. I bet its even lower at other locations...ill have to check
nik
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I hope its not true...


I saw a price of 2.01 last night. I bet its even lower at other locations...ill have to check


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amysmojo
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I hope its not true...


I saw a price of 2.01 last night. I bet its even lower at other locations...ill have to check


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haha well I saw the 2.01 price @ chevron or shell. If I went to arco im sure its even lower lol
Digndoug
#11
I always thought it was like 2 min.. But yeah you always want to let you engine warm up before driving it.
Celica_Fan
#12
Anyone ever heard of a car putting out in reverse when cold?
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Praying_Mantis
#13
petrol where i'm from is about £5.00 a gallon at present, i guess thats about $7.50. i'm so lucky to live it the UK.
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#14
Last I saw over here was 1.99 at 76
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popstar
#16
on a cold start you fuel usage is like the same as 5 min's idel on a warm engin..... if the motors warm then it's not worth thinking about.... but wear and tear on the starter will increase....

as for petrol i'm paying @ 60 cents a liter for 98....... in gallons.... sorry thick this morning frown.gif
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tufy
#17
i let my car warm up 5 minutes before moving, and 3-5 minutes before stop engine to warm down turbo bearings. so a turbo car owner pays twice biggrin.gif .
lagos
#18
all that happens when you start a car cold, is that the 5th cold start injector fires to help the starting process.

i understand not having enough money to go take a long trip because of gas prices, but being too cheap to start your car is kind of sad...lol .
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easternpiro1
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i understand not having enough money to go take a long trip because of gas prices, but being too cheap to start your car is kind of sad...lol .
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i agree... though i will turn my car off at a light that is taking too long to turn green
Lagos do you let your car "idle down" to cool the turbo?

and yes its sad... but gas for meis like 2.26 i use 93 octane...usually bp only but shell is way cheaper bp is like almost 2.40 for premium

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soulshadow
#20
Starting the car is like priming the engine first. U will use only a small amount of it to make the car start up. Too much kills it. Idle the car is like feeding it to run after priming it. so I guesss idling the car uses more gas cause all 4 cylinders are being used at once. When you prime u use only 1 or 2 cylinders to start it going.
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