While parking my car today in a big lot with several available spaces I had a random thought and wanted to see if it holds any water (even a smidgen of truth will convince me I haven't gone totally bonkers).
When driving in reverse (i.e. backing out of a parking space ordriveway) does the odometer actually run backwards and decrease in total mileage (even .001 of a mile when you backup)?
And if the odometer does run backwards would it be beneficial to MPG to always park so your car can pull forward out of a parking space rather than backing out of a parking space (even if it saves .001 of a mile when you pull forward out of the space)?
Alot of times in big parking lots you can pull into a space and go through that space into another space (allowing your car to pull out forward the next time you get in).
Obviously, I would not expect any substantial MPG savings if this is true but when random questions arise then random answers are needed.
Welcome to my brain after working an 18 hour shift!
