Idle time vs consumption

[Donald]

Somewhere in my past I believe I was told that if a carbureted car idled for more than 3 mins it is better for gas consumption to turn it off.

What about an injected car?

[dwasson]

when it's idling you're getting zero MPG

[Donald]

when it's idling you're getting zero MPG

So you turn off your engine at every stop loght and short traffic jam?

[dwasson]

So you turn off your engine at every stop loght and short traffic jam?

I think it was VW that had a demonstration vehicle that did just that.