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Truths vs. myths about how to save on gas

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<b>FICTION:</b> Let the engine idle<br>
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This was more true back in the days of carburetors and nonelectronic ignition, but it isn't true now. At idle, you get zero miles per gallon. If you expect to idle for more than two minutes, turn the engine off.

Fiction

( Getty Images/Justin Sullivan / March 13, 2006 )
FICTION: Let the engine idle

This was more true back in the days of carburetors and nonelectronic ignition, but it isn't true now. At idle, you get zero miles per gallon. If you expect to idle for more than two minutes, turn the engine off.
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