08-17-2014, 02:29 AM
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Hypermiling tech that damages car parts
There are some techniques I think are a bad idea:
- forced autostop because it wears-out the ignition switch
- to neutral & then back in gear, because it wears-out the clutch faster
- "death turns" that make tires squeal & lose rubber
I prefer not to waste money repairing stuff.   
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08-17-2014, 02:48 AM
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Going to neutral and back does not wear the clutch, at all.
Death turns are fun! That alone is worth the money in rubber |
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08-17-2014, 02:53 AM
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1. Do you mean starting and stopping when at a light? Idling wears down engine parts, so I'd regard that as a trade-off.
But if you mean "automatic" stop and start... cars with this have stronger starter motors, or, in the case of Mazda, prime the engine to fire so you don't actually need to crank it very hard. Restarting a hot engine is not stressful on parts.
2. It doesn't. Contrawise, you can always shove it into neutral and back into gear without using the clutch at all...
3. Death turns are fu... oh, it's been said already. |
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08-17-2014, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by theaveng
There are some techniques I think are a bad idea:
- forced autostop because it wears-out the ignition switch
- to neutral & then back in gear, because it wears-out the clutch faster
- "death turns" that make tires squeal & lose rubber
I prefer not to waste money repairing stuff. |
Whatever. |
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08-17-2014, 02:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theaveng
There are some techniques I think are a bad idea:
- forced autostop because it wears-out the ignition switch
- to neutral & then back in gear, because it wears-out the clutch faster
- "death turns" that make tires squeal & lose rubber
I prefer not to waste money repairing stuff. |
1. Uhh, I have never heard of anyone on this site claim they have had to replace their ignition due to turning off their car.
2. How did you come to this conclusion exactly? To my knowledge you have to press the clutch in a scenario where you would shift from gear, into neutral then back into gear, and if your talking about doing it for EOC, I bump start using my clutch and then release. Don't see how that adds any extra wear and tear.
3. Maybe so but that's what warranties are for. Wear them out sooner than guarantee runs out and no big deal .
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08-17-2014, 04:25 AM
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My "money saved" already exeeds the cost of buying the car.
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08-17-2014, 06:18 AM
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Wha... can death turns boost economy in any way?
Never thought about that, I've been missing out on all the fun
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08-17-2014, 06:22 AM
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If you lose speed to tire squeal, you're wasting gas.
Actually, I don't recall any threads suggesting "death turns"... (which are not necessarily the same as taking the racing line)
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08-17-2014, 07:52 AM
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My concern was fouling plugs when I use to drive in the city as my engine never reached operating temperature. It hovered around 154 f degrees. I EOC and FAS. Previously I had over 60 thousand miles of highway, so excessive wear didnt concern me.  |
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08-17-2014, 08:10 AM
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If you lose speed to tire squeal, you're wasting gas.
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There's one turn on my commute that's a sharp left at the bottom of a long, winding hill.
I sometimes squeal the tires on that turn due to the built-up speed of coasting the long hill, but since my engine is off when I hit the turn, and has already been off for over half a mile at that point, and stays off another hundred yards after the turn, I'm not really wasting any gas lol!
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