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    Default If you wait in line to get gas...

    Please turn your car off until the line moves. It will save you gas and money as well as reduce the pollutants your car puts out.

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    Not a chance.

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    so you're saying turn it off and on every time the line moves like 20 times before you get gas?

    sorry but im pretty sure thats gonna make it take a bit longer and waste gas on startup.
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    true. I think its every startup used 2 min of idling gas.

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    Starting a vehicle uses more gas than idling I believe... I could be wrong though.
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    times like this i'm happy theres no catalytic convertor on my car... w00t... convertibles behind me ftmfw

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    Quote Originally Posted by RandomGuy
    times like this i'm happy theres no catalytic convertor on my car... w00t... convertibles behind me ftmfw
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
    Please turn your car off until the line moves. It will save you gas and money as well as reduce the pollutants your car puts out.
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    If you have the car turned off for any longer than 10-15 seconds and you are actually saving gas. Most of those lines don't move but about once every few minutes.

    http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/myths/idling.html

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    ^^

    Good job on the facts, but i still would not go through all the trouble to save some 20 cents or so.

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    Think about hybrids. The ICE is shut off for longer periods of time because of the electric motor to propel the car, but it is because of the time that the ICE is not running that saves gas. This has also been researched many times.

    I'd take back that neg rep if I could, but don't bash things you don't know about. It may seem like a trivial thing that would only save you a couple of dimes, but I've seen some of the lines around Cobb get to the point where you will be in line for 45 minutes. If people did this while in line it would save a significant amount.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
    Think about hybrids. The ICE is shut off for longer periods of time because of the electric motor to propel the car, but it is because of the time that the ICE is not running that saves gas. This has also been researched many times.

    I'd take back that neg rep if I could, but don't bash things you don't know about. It may seem like a trivial thing that would only save you a couple of dimes, but I've seen some of the lines around Cobb get to the point where you will be in line for 45 minutes. If people did this while in line it would save a significant amount.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Got Milk?
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    Lol oh well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
    Please turn your car off until the line moves. It will save you gas and money as well as reduce the pollutants your car puts out.
    no.

    i just sit there in neutral and rev up my engine as much as i can...
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Yousef
    no.

    i just sit there in neutral and rev up my engine as much as i can...
    lmao!!! if i was in line with u and didnt know u id walk up and slap the SH!T outta u. id do it now, fook not knowing you.

    i say we should all get in line and push our cars like we are in the staging lanes at the drag strip trying to keep from getting heat soaked. lol!!!! pop ur hood too.

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    [QUOTE=The Yousef]no.

    i just sit there in neutral and rev up my engine as much as i can...[/QUOTE]


    that made me 'lol'. .

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Yousef
    no.

    i just sit there in neutral and rev up my engine as much as i can...
    man and i thought i was the only one.


    but for real im not turning it on and off and causing extra wear and tear on my starter and throw out bearing.

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    longest i waited for was about 1 min. I just went to a QT....got out......talked to the guy there....he told me which gas station was fulll......went there and it was quick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Yousef
    no.

    i just sit there in neutral and rev up my engine as much as i can...
    You should try holding it on the two step, and launching everytime the car infront of you moves up. And then see if you can stop before you rearend them!

    Makes the whole waiting in line thing so much more fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TS240
    You should try holding it on the two step, and launching everytime the car infront of you moves up. And then see if you can stop before you rearend them!

    Makes the whole waiting in line thing so much more fun.
    OMG that would be amazing...Launch Control ftw

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
    Please turn your car off until the line moves. It will save you gas and money as well as reduce the pollutants your car puts out.
    Cranking up you're car is the same as idling for 10 minutes.
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    Saves gas (maybe) but puts more wear on your starter.
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    yeah and thats not using ne more gas. ull be pushing ur car forreal b4 u get in the gasstation. lol!!!

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    i just flick the key on real fast in the teg in first gear while not on the clutch. my starter moves the car just enough to roll forward.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeAOne
    i just flick the key on real fast in the teg in first gear while not on the clutch. my starter moves the car just enough to roll forward.
    ur car will be due for a rebuild shortly. lmao!!
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    lol, guess i should have added


    /sarcasm. lol


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    so can we just all agree that Jecht is a moron, hippy, liberal douche making a futile effort to be progressive and save the envrioment?

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    Putting wear on your starter is a MYTH. its gonna get shutoff and turned back on anyway.

    Thread SHOULD read:

    IF YOURE WAITING IN LINE FOR GAS AND YOU HAVE MORE THAN HALF A TANK, PLZ STEP OUT OF LINE AND GO KILL YOURSELF. kthnxbi

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotshot
    Putting wear on your starter is a MYTH. its gonna get shutoff and turned back on anyway.

    Thread SHOULD read:

    IF YOURE WAITING IN LINE FOR GAS AND YOU HAVE MORE THAN HALF A TANK, PLZ STEP OUT OF LINE AND GO KILL YOURSELF. kthnxbi
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    **** you i am reving my engine the whole time i said the whole ****ing time vroooooom varoooooommmmmmmmmm varrooooommmmmmmmmm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot_mf
    **** you i am reving my engine the whole time i said the whole ****ing time vroooooom varoooooommmmmmmmmm varrooooommmmmmmmmm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot_mf
    **** you i am reving my engine the whole time i said the whole ****ing time vroooooom varoooooommmmmmmmmm varrooooommmmmmmmmm
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    I'll leave the car running, since I drive a civic anyway... so not much gas is gonna be wasted..

    But I do love the tards driving all slow as sh!t thinking they're saving on fuel when most of the times they're burning more



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    Fvck turning it on and off 3429034/83 times.....i just get out and push the b!tch the 15 ft or so
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    Yeah since turning it on and off uses MORE gas...



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    Quote Originally Posted by Red_Phoenix
    Yeah since turning it on and off uses MORE gas...

    silly girl, no it doesnt
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    LOL at waiting in line for gas. Make fun my of my diesel prices now bittches!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blitanicle99
    LOL at waiting in line for gas. Make fun my of my diesel prices now bittches!
    My friend's dad went to a VW dealership to get the new diesel Gti. There were a bunch of people waiting in line to get them, so he just jumped ahead and wrote a check for 25k. My dad asked him why and he said "I cant ****ing find regular anywhere" LOL. That's baller status.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blitanicle99
    LOL at waiting in line for gas. Make fun my of my diesel prices now bittches!
    $3.86 or .68 cant remember but i think it was the latter(or it was when i left eastman), so what you got to say about your diesel?

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