Fuel consumption stuck in traffic jam

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DKLS wrote: »

That explains so much.

Sure does..

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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

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.

maninthestreet

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.

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missile wrote: »

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

diarrha


Idiot.

asbokid

[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

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

If the Sedona is an automatic then push the gear selector from D to N in traffic to save fuel.

missile

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

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

diarrha


Idiot.

Troll alert:rotfl:

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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