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Originally Posted by jmhatz
I find it hard to believe most modern cars can idle for almost 4 days without running out of gas.
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Believe it! Although it really depends on the car...
Excessive idling can be bad in warmer weather (no air flow to cool, water pump not functioning at full capacity) but in the cold weather with the heat running it's perfectly fine. Police cars often have modifications to avoid damage caused by hundreds of hours of idling, but I doubt a night of sitting in the parking lot will do much.