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Old 10-06-2008, 08:23 PM   #28 (permalink)
tartersmell
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Location: NJ
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2000 Saturn SL - '00 Saturn SL
90 day: 40.86 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by mopo3 View Post
in my old car I used a GPS to replace my odometer and the GPS keeps track on moving and stopped time. I checked my fuel log and my average stopped time for a tank was 59mins. My old car idled around .3-.4 GPH my new car idles around .17 GPH unless the AC is on. If you know the light is long or the traffic isn't moving shut the car off.
GPS tracking is a great tool when figuring in Sit time. NJ is about 50/50 which is horrid. The Timed Red lights in my city need to be setup ECO friendly but that cost money. There are so many thing on the road that could make a big impact on fuel usage.
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