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Fuel consumption stuck in traffic jam

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  • Inactive
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    DKLS wrote: »
    That explains so much.

    Sure does.. ;)
  • [Deleted User]
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    ronald208 wrote: »
    I have a friend who switches off his engine when he stops at lights etc. He is on his third starter motor in 3 years.:eek:

    Ron

    Now thats taking it a bit far !!!!
  • tomstickland
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    I did some sums on it once, using data I found on Google. It makes very little difference. I estimated that sitting at lights for 10 minutes a day on my journey would make a 0.1mpg difference.
    Happy chappy
  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    My car has a trip computer - when the car is stationary with the engine running, it displays fuel consumption in gallons/hr. With the engine fully warmed up and the car stationary it consumes 0.2 gallons/hr.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
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    missile wrote: »
    :rotfl:If you must use big words, use a spell checker http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/diarrhea.html

    If you must attempt to assert your superiority, you could at least quote from the Oxford English Dictionary:

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    Idiot.
  • asbokid
    asbokid Posts: 2,008 Forumite
    edited 3 April at 12:58PM
    [quote=[Deleted User];discussion/1896051]Knowing how bad the fuel consumption on my Sedona is around town, I
    was wondering how being stuck in a traffic jam (at say walking pace) affects mpg. Badly I would have thought. Any ideas? How much fuel does a car use idling and not moving per hour?[/QUOTE]

    When I find myself in a nose-to-tail jam, and edging a couple of feet every few minutes, I turn off, get out, and I manually push the car to save on the juice. Over the year I reckon I've saved over £3 in fuel.
  • Ian_W
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    asbokid wrote: »
    When I find myself in a nose-to-tail jam, and edging a couple of feet every few minutes, I turn off, get out, and I manually push the car to save on the juice. Over the year I reckon I've saved over £3 in fuel.
    Much better to get the wife out to push it! ;)
  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,920 Forumite
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    If the Sedona is an automatic then push the gear selector from D to N in traffic to save fuel.
    The man without a signature.
  • missile
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    edited 22 August 2009 at 5:47AM
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »
    If you must attempt to assert your superiority, you could at least quote from the Oxford English Dictionary:

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    Idiot.

    Troll alert:rotfl:
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    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
  • [Deleted User]
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    asbokid wrote: »
    When I find myself in a nose-to-tail jam, and edging a couple of feet every few minutes, I turn off, get out, and I manually push the car to save on the juice. Over the year I reckon I've saved over £3 in fuel.

    I thought you were serious when I first read that. LOL.:D
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