Is this a bad way to try to conserve gas?

Theres this big straight hill on the way to my house. In order to save money I have started to turn my car all the way off and just coast down the hill..I know this is very dangerous and very illegal but with 5$ a gallon it saves me a nickel or so.

Any better ways to conserve gas?

You don't know the fact that startup uses a ****load of gas?USSJAndrew

I can get into the back of my driveway from the hill so I dont need to startup..

[QUOTE="USSJAndrew"]You don't know the fact that startup uses a ****load of gas?honkyjoe

I can get into the back of my driveway from the hill so I dont need to startup..

Well then I guess so. pretty unorthodox way of doing things.

I wouldn't do it, but what do I know?

I really don't think its going to save more than like 50cents a week at most...ice_radon

It adds up man..

Theres this big straight hill on the way to my house. In order to save money I have started to turn my car all the way off and just coast down the hill..I know this is very dangerous and very illegal but with 5$ a gallon it saves me a nickel or so.

Any better ways to conserve gas?

honkyjoe

take the bus

[QUOTE="honkyjoe"]

Theres this big straight hill on the way to my house. In order to save money I have started to turn my car all the way off and just coast down the hill..I know this is very dangerous and very illegal but with 5$ a gallon it saves me a nickel or so.

Any better ways to conserve gas?

Franko_3

take the bus

I would have to walk 4 miles to the nearest bus route..I live in the boonies

If you save $.50 a week, that'll add up to $2000 in a 75-year lifetime. I don't think it's worth it personally. And I didn't know this was illegal.

my parent's neighbors do this. Its a good 1/2 mile to the bottom of the hill to where one would need to start the car.

Frankly, I find such desperation should be beneath people and it comes off as a vain attempt to look "green". How are you going to feel tho when a cop pulls you over for coasting through a stop sign, or worse, if you cant swerve to avoid hitting a little kid in the street because your power steering is off?

Its a nickel, man...just start the car. Assuming you drive, from home, 12 times a week, that equates to only 31 dollars of gas per year saved.

Is it any worse than me sneaking out at night and siphoning gas from my neighbors suv.tb254

lol i did that once at school. i needed gas to get home and on of the kids who always made fun of me was parked next to me so i took as much of his gas as i could

You don't know the fact that startup uses a ****load of gas?USSJAndrew

No, I read an article on this or it was on the news, but modern fuel injection cars don't use hardly any gas to start up.