How expensive (in terms of fuel) is it to startup a car? Is this more than the expense of idling at a stoplight for 15 seconds?

9/4/2005 2:11:25 PM

i have 1200cc injectors, i dump like 2 gallons of fuel everytime my pump primes

9/4/2005 2:15:55 PM

not enough to worry about

9/4/2005 2:25:59 PM

it is more fuel efficient to shut off the car if idle will be kept for more than 30 sec.

9/4/2005 3:34:04 PM

it is hard on an engine, with no oil presuure everytime you start it, not to mention wear on the starter and flywheel. If you are idling less than 5 min or so, its not worth a few cents of gas to take 50,000 miles off the life of your enginge in the long run cutting it off at every red light.

9/4/2005 3:47:25 PM