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Originally Posted by DifferentPointofView
shutting off and restarting you engine uses the same amount of fuel that it would idling for 30 seconds, so unless your wait is longer, you don't benefit
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That's just not true.
It may have been true years ago before computer control & fuel injection.
See this thread, where it was concluded that...
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"the additional fuel consumed by restarting your engine is equivalent to about 0.2 seconds of idling. So you don't even need to consider how long you might be stopping for. If you're interested in reducing fuel consumption, turn your engine off whenever you can."
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How much fuel does it take to re-start a warm engine?
You're potentially right about starter wear however. Yes, it will wear more. Enough to be a problem? I doubt it, but can't offer anything more than my opinion on that issue.