Originally Posted By: EdwardC
I remember reading hypermiling techniques and that's one of them.
If you have the option of pulling through to park, it's one less forward reverse operation for the car (wasting time/gas). Then, even if you cant pull through, backing in while the engine is hot and efficient is preferable to backing out, stopping and going forward while the engine is cold.
Surely it's minor, I think the improved visibility is a better reason.
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I started doing it at work to reduce wear on the clutch ... a minor amount, I'm sure. Our parking lot is on a slope. to exit, you drive up. So if I drove in to the parking spot, I would have to start facing up hill. However, if I back in I can just roll into the parking spot backwards. Then leaving, I'm starting on the flat (but off camber), then just go.
I remember reading hypermiling techniques and that's one of them.
If you have the option of pulling through to park, it's one less forward reverse operation for the car (wasting time/gas). Then, even if you cant pull through, backing in while the engine is hot and efficient is preferable to backing out, stopping and going forward while the engine is cold.
Surely it's minor, I think the improved visibility is a better reason.
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I started doing it at work to reduce wear on the clutch ... a minor amount, I'm sure. Our parking lot is on a slope. to exit, you drive up. So if I drove in to the parking spot, I would have to start facing up hill. However, if I back in I can just roll into the parking spot backwards. Then leaving, I'm starting on the flat (but off camber), then just go.