Thread: Turning off the car in gridlock traffic. Good idea?
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Old 26 Mar 2006, 07:35 (Ref:1561088)   #8
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Originally Posted by bella
doesn't it use quite a bit of fuel to start it again though?
It depends how long you are going to leave it ticking over for and if you have to pump the accelerator to get it going again. That's where the recommended turning it off after 5 seconds (it may be longer) comes in.
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