My progression into hypermiling

[db662]

Have you thought about all he wear & tear that you are putting on the starter motor and other mechanicals by turning the car off & on so many times? The maint. repairs could cost you all the money that you saved.

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Originally Posted by db662

Have you thought about all he wear & tear that you are putting on the starter motor and other mechanicals by turning the car off & on so many times? The maint. repairs could cost you all the money that you saved.

the only thing that wears out faster, are the starter motor contacts, which cost 10 bucks, and on a Yaris the starter motor is right in yer face like the oil filter. and only used if you kill the engine at a stoplight...

the starter motor is not used whatsoever in DFCO



there will be no added maint repairs.
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about hybrids

A hybrid car rapes the environment a bit more than a standard automobile, to get it's NiMH batteries built, and replaced. and it does save a TON
of gasoline if used in the city. If you drive long distance all the time at highway speeds in yer Prius you
will get less mileage than the Yaris or a 1995 BMW. the Prius gasoline motor is highly detuned for max economy,
which means it is out-of-tune to drive it at highway speeds, but it is highly tuned for efficiency for charging the battery
when popping around the city.

pop a Prius gas motor in your Yaris (it will fit) and run it and your Yaris without changing the cams and it will be a complete dog.