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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:55 AM Original message |
Drive-thru or park it? What's best for the environment & fuel economy? |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. I've heard that idling uses more gas than starting if for more than a minute |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. Except when does a drive thru take just a couple of minutes? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. For fast food restaurants, the average wait time is 192.5 seconds. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Gee most time if I go thru drive thru it takes longer than that. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. Except in a hybrid car |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. starting and stopping cars with CARBURETORS used more gas. Fuel injected cars don't. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. I always shut down the engine if I can tell the drive thru is slow |
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jdadd (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. I know in Germany |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. Depends on the vehicle :) |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. I was always told if the wait is going to be over 2 minutes |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. I hate drive-thrus |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
12. either. If you are going to a fast food restaurant, you will die sooner and therefore release less |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's a very good way of looking at it. :) n/t |
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