Here's How Much It Costs To Use Your Indicators Over The Course Of A Year
We’ve all heard those jokes about owners of cars from a certain German brand not using their indicators, but how much money might someone save by neglecting to use their turn signals over the course of a year? Well, believe it or not, this guy’s done the math.
There are obviously many variables to consider, but the uploader of this YouTube video has come up with an average figure of 21 - 29 cents for the USA and 57 cents in Europe, bearing in mind power consumption, fuel costs, average use and much more besides. So, while the figures should probably be taken with a little pinch of salt, the general answer is not that much.
The figure drops further for modern LED light clusters, which consume considerably less energy than old-school bulbs.
The more you know…
Via Reddit Cars
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lol i thought it could bust even brake lights to hold them while in stop light bu thatas about 10 bucks to change one anyway and they last a long time unless the car is used. now these cost 20 cents to operate, i keep that change in the car itself.
Blinker fluid is pretty expensive these days…
And new cars have a more costly advanced synthetic 5w20 blinker fluid
Does he count cost of the blinker fluid?
But…the engine charges the battery through the alternator. The blinkers use up energy from the battery, and then it recharges. He found how much the alternator costs you…then used maths to see how much it costs per blinker
Formula 1 cars are actually at around 50% thermal efficiency now. .. but americans never can keep up in automotive ;)
So what you’re saying is that BMW drivers can afford an additional Mars bar every 5 or so years.
The cost is worth letting people know where I’m going.
Still too expensive for BMW drivers to use them
I just looked at this article hoping I’d see something about a GTI
Next time you see a cocky BMW driver, give him two quarters and tell him, “now you can afford to use your turn signals”