Originally Posted by hallstevenson
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Over its life cycle, this cop car has spent 8300 hours of idle time. With one hour of idling converting to about 33 miles of driving, that means that the engine has been put through 275,000 miles of wear through idling alone. ...
In all seriousness, where did they get that 8300 value from ? ...
I gather the 8300 was from an idle timer. However, that's NOT the number of hours in 12 average-length months, 8766.
What justifies the claim that one hour of idle somehow equates to 33 miles? In most cases, 33 miles would require more engine revolutions---not that the comparison is necessarily that simple.