Which uses up more gas???

Question

Idleing for a few minutes or shutting off your car then restarting?? Like if you are waiting for someone

Answer 1

with the engine off it is not useing any fuel

Answer 2

Easy. Idling uses more gas, because....you are getting zero miles to the gallon. Nothing worse than that.

Modern hybrids do this very thing. They shut the engine down when you stop and restart it automatically as you press on the gas pedal. So I think Toyota Engineering knows something.

Answer 3

Idling Gets You Nowhere
Unnecessary or excessive idling, however, is expensive and causes environmental damage.
Unnecessary engine idling wastes fuel that you've already paid for. It also increases your maintenance costs and reduces the time period between engine rebuilds. In addition, idling creates unnecessary exhaust emissions that are released into the atmosphere.
Idling produces carbon deposits and unburned fuel residues that will accumulate and damage the engine at several vital points.

Answer 4

idling for a few minutes uses more gas

Answer 5

THE GENERAL RULE IS THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE WAITING LONGER THAN ONE MINUTE THEN SHUT IT OFF. IT NOT SUCH AS A TRAFFIC LIGHT, LEAVE IT RUNNING.....AND BESIDES IT IS N E V E R A GOOD IDEA TO TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE AT AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY HAPPEN AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF NEEDING ALL ENERGY RESOURCES TO GET OUT OF A PREDICAMENT.

Answer 6

shutting it off and restarting uses more gas

Answer 7

restarting the engine (especiallty if warm) doesn't use excessive gas, in fact none just to start it.

Answer 8

idling

Answer 9

depens n the car if oyu tell met hte car, i might be able to tell you which one is the correct answer

Answer 10

ideling your car cause when you do that your car is still on causing it to use more gas