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Old 08-23-2010, 04:07 PM   #26 (permalink)
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I think Oly has a point, if %99.99 of the time the idling cop cars were just wasting gas and not killing the engine made no difference in the outcome, then it is wasteful.

I could think of infinite speculations how idling might theoretically help, doesn't mean they are all terrible or likely, or worth .7gph per cop car. thats a concrete reason not to do it.
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