Gas For Less Money

Many people have the belief that turning off your engine and re-starting it uses a lot of gas. The truth is, it doesn’t use very much, and shutting your engine is one of the best gas mileage improvements you can make.

It’s probably a myth that goes back to the days when cars were equipped with carburetors, but many drivers believe that starting up and turning off your car repeatedly is a fast way to drain your gas tank.

But because of modern fuel-injection technology, drivers actually save gas by turning off their engine than letting their car needlessly idle, says Consumer Reports‘ Paul.

While you don’t necessarily want to be shutting down the engine every time you get stuck in traffic, but if it looks like you might be at the drive-thru for more than 30 seconds to a minute, it’s worth turning off your car.

In fact, anytime you are idling for more than 30 seconds, you can improve your gas mileage this way. When you are idling, you are getting exactly zero miles per gallon.