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 Dec 18, 2005 - 9:59 PM
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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?
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Dec 21, 2005 - 2:09 PM
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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 . -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Dec 21, 2005 - 3:50 PM
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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 . [/quote] 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 This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Dec 21, 2005 - 3:51 PM --------------------  QUOTE (Galcobar @ Oct 15, 2008 - 2:44 AM)  You want power but have no money. That's a problem. Cheap. Reliable. Fast. Pick two. |
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Terzin1 heard a rumor about starting the car Dec 18, 2005 - 9:59 PM
JoKeRkId613 QUOTE(Terzin1 @ Dec 18, 2005 - 7:59 ... Dec 18, 2005 - 11:14 PM azian_advanced i'm not sure if that's true.... but i woul... Dec 18, 2005 - 11:41 PM dlx742 a little off topic, but gas prices in san diego ar... Dec 19, 2005 - 12:57 AM Celica_Fan my car putts out when it is cold in reverse piece ... Dec 19, 2005 - 1:26 AM CelicaZR I dont think that is true.
But if you were to keep... Dec 19, 2005 - 1:41 AM Watanbe88 it is true that during start your bearings incurr ... Dec 19, 2005 - 11:31 AM amysmojo I hope its not true...
I saw a price of 2.01 las... Dec 19, 2005 - 12:33 PM
nik QUOTE(amysmojo @ Dec 19, 2005 - 11:3... Dec 19, 2005 - 2:16 PM amysmojo QUOTE(nik @ Dec 19, 2005 - 11:16 AM)... Dec 19, 2005 - 3:06 PM Digndoug I always thought it was like 2 min.. But yeah you ... Dec 19, 2005 - 3:52 PM Celica_Fan Anyone ever heard of a car putting out in reverse ... Dec 19, 2005 - 4:18 PM Praying_Mantis petrol where i'm from is about £5.00 a gallon... Dec 20, 2005 - 9:46 AM 95CelicaST Last I saw over here was 1.99 at 76 Dec 20, 2005 - 1:31 PM Silver94CelicaOwner Gas sucks. Dec 20, 2005 - 2:50 PM popstar on a cold start you fuel usage is like the same as... Dec 21, 2005 - 12:27 AM tufy i let my car warm up 5 minutes before moving, and ... Dec 21, 2005 - 12:53 PM soulshadow Starting the car is like priming the engine first.... Dec 22, 2005 - 1:29 AM |
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