Cost-efficient

[Foofam77]

Leave engine on for 15 mins (idling, only aircon and radio left on) OR parking the car and incur 50 cents carpark coupon?

 

anyone done any research on this before?

[Ewicong]

of cos parking la....

 

reasons : fuel, air circulation, shorter time....

[Toyo]

Parking is better. leaving car's engine idling while waiting is an offence. furthermore it caused unnecessary wear & tear to the engine

[Starian]

you mean you leave your car idling and you won't get summon?

 

NEA will still summon you if HDB/URA doesn't.

[Falc]

Definitely 50cents more cost efficient.

And better on the environment too.

[Foofam77]

what serious hah?

 

cheaper to put a 50 cents coupon?

 

basically, my wife would wait in the car, while i go and get food..so not too worry abt summon....

 

so, woudl there be a breakeven point (in terms of minutes) where petrol consumption would cost 50 cents?

[Falc]

50 cents get you like what 300ml of petrol.

Gasoline engines consume 2.5 - 4L per hour while idling. So 300ml is 4.5min - 7.2min of idling.

[Toyo]

sometimes i heard pple getting stuck in jams at causeway for >1 hour. so much fuel is wasted 4L of petrol is enuf for me to travel 60km

[Watwheels]

Oh! So u'r one of those who illegal park by the road side and leave your car running.

 

So inconsiderate of u to do that.

 

Park at carpark lah.

[Ewicong]

stop-start system coming.... so it will reduce fuel consumption when traffic jams......

[Redwood]

Most cost effective is don't drive.

If drive then 50 cents is nothing la. 1 month only 15 dollars compare to installment and maintaining the car is less than 2%.

[Foofam77]

wow...i totally miscalculate liao...

 

always thought not parking is cheaper...