Turning Car off at traffic lights to save on gas?

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Apr 28, 2006 | 02:13 PM

racer_X_123

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Turning Car off at traffic lights to save on gas?

Better or worse for gas milage... i know the light cylces in my area and if i hit it at the wrong time i could wait for almost 5 minutes at an idle... my question is if i stop my motor and start it right when the light turns yellow on the other side, will i get better milage?

Apr 28, 2006 | 02:50 PM

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Re: Turning Car off at traffic lights to save on gas? (racer_X_123)

if you know that it's going to be a long time, go for it. but if it's for something like 60 seconds, just leave it going, better to leave it running than to kill the starter.