How much does it cost to turn on the ignition of your car?

1970's cars used to eat batteries, were carburetted and had poorer engine tolerances. Yes, the start-up process probably used to wear them more than running.
 
There is wear, but if you look at my second post, its not to the cost extent of the OP.

That is to say, the purchase price of the car 3 times over in 10 years, just from the wear and tear of starting it up.
Its infinitesimal, probably to the extent that the actual monetary cost of starting your car, including wear and tear is probably about a penny.
 
[TW]Fox;15163637 said:
You jest, surely?
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No.
My first car in 1975 was a 8 year old Mini Clubman and I ran that until 1981 when I had a Vauxhall Chevette that lasted me 14 years.
I've only had 5 cars since 1975.
 
dalin80 said:
gaining initial inertia is harsh on various components, starter etc. the jump from cranking speed to idle speed is also harsh on the valve train.
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And how many cars break down from these problems? Almost zero. And is nothing compared to the stress and pressures at full revs.

Modern components are so precise, wear and tear is pretty much non existent. Modern cars generally fail electronically rather than engine blow out, which starting the car is going to have no impact on(except battery). Even when car engines do go, it's usually turbos, HGF, pumps etc. Has anyone had an engine die at ignition? it's usually when the engines powering.

I can't see how it can cost £1 a time or even 5p a time (component cost). Out of my driving of 6 years I've had one component go which you could say might be down to starting (the battery) it might of also been killed by many other factors. And you turn a car on hundreds of times a year, probably even thousands of times a year and I don't have a repair cost to match those figures.

Even if you take fuel into factor, I expect it will be like turning off the light or leaving it on situation. where you save money after a fraction of a second, by turning it off
 
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dmpoole said:
No.
My first car in 1975 was a 8 year old Mini Clubman and I ran that until 1981 when I had a Vauxhall Chevette that lasted me 14 years.
I've only had 5 cars since 1975.
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I'm sure thats more to do with your personal circumstances than the state of motorcars in general through the decades.

I can assure you that the service schedule on my 1971 VW Beetle is a bit more demanding than my mates 2006 Golf.
 
dmpoole said:
No.
My first car in 1975 was a 8 year old Mini Clubman and I ran that until 1981 when I had a Vauxhall Chevette that lasted me 14 years.
I've only had 5 cars since 1975.
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So what? If you were to have bought a 1994 Peugeot 405 and looked after it it would probably still be going now, and if you bought a 2009 Mondeo tommorrow and looked after it in 15 years time it'd still be on the road.
 
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