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Originally Posted by djipka
I believe its cheaper to buy gas that to change Starter.
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Not in the not-so-long run. Idling is THE biggest killer of gas mileage; think about it: when your engine is running it is using gas, and if you aren't moving, you are literally getting zero miles to the gallon.
Fuel injected cars only take as much gas to start them as they do to idle for 6-10 seconds. This is why hypermilers shut off their engines at red lights (those crazy people who get 50+ mpg out of a non-hybrid V6).
I could definitely imagine someone getting such low gas mileage just from long idling. Shut your engine off every once in a while and see how much of a difference it makes.
Also your starter is not going to burn out anytime soon just from shutting down when reasonable.