April 22, 2010
When is it more cost effect to actually turn your vehicle off instead of idling?
I pulled up at the bank today and the vehicle actually turned off his vehicle while completing his transaction. I figured I was sitting there for about 5 minutes from start to finish. Should I turn off my engine to conserve gas or does shutting down the engine and then restarting use more gas then I would conserve?
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Comments on When is it more cost effect to actually turn your vehicle off instead of idling?
Restarting modern cars hardly uses any extra fuel, especially if the engine is warm.
If you’ll be idling longer than two minutes, turn it off, unless you’re in traffic.
shut it off will save on gas but you are going to sweat like crazzy this time of the year, one or the other!
Think of it this way…
How much is it going to cost to replace that starter motor
once you’ve worn it down from all of those hot restarts..
I usually shut down out of respect for the CVS clerk who has to breathe my fumes but not usually at the bank which naturally is a sealed off enviroment.. If you’re going to spend
more than 5 minutes I would say shut it down. But starting
it and restarting it ( especially when the motor is hot ) is really
going to take a toll on that starter motor in the long run.
Happy Motoring….