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09-13-2002, 04:32 PM
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Headlight/MPG thread
Alright, now that the day of headlights has passed, let's get back into this: Does driving with your lights on lower your mpg? I say yes. To have lights, you must use the alternator. The more accessories you have, the more your engine has to work.
Any arguements? - Ca$h 
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09-13-2002, 04:40 PM
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Following that philosophy, just think how your mileage goes up when you don't turn the engine on.
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09-13-2002, 04:43 PM
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If the engine isn't on you don't get any miles though. :P
- Ca$h
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09-13-2002, 07:15 PM
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It would but it would be very miniscule..
I read a report a while ago by some agency here in Canada about daytime running lights that said that extra gas consumption for a year on average due to the DRL for a car worked out to be about 1 gallon/year.
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09-14-2002, 02:01 AM
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Why on earth do you want to bring this up again. I was hoping that you let things die. Leave things alone please.
Lwin
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09-14-2002, 05:37 PM
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Can we afford to turn on the lights?
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Thats about 0.0007041% of the total engine hp. Harvey. 
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#8
09-14-2002, 05:45 PM
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They do help other people see you, resulting in a lower rate of accident in shady areas of the road. You can't use gas when the car isnt running.
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09-16-2002, 09:10 AM
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The short answer would be yes. Of course your headlights are a drain on the alternator.
But the actual numbers are probably insignificant. I'll keep driving with my lights on. I don't think we've actually touched the headlight controls on any of our Subarus in many months. At any rate, this reads like a thread that should be in the Tech Q&A forum.
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09-16-2002, 11:53 AM
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Re: Can we afford to turn on the lights?
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 FINAL VERDICT: Yes, it does use gas, but its almost NIL. - Ca$h
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