# CAR SAPPING MILEAGE

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sapping-mileage/60205>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 31, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sapping-mileage/60205 "2001-03-31T03:50:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![revelstonejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@revelstonejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revelstonejoe)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sapping-mileage/60205/1 "2001-03-31T03:50:21Z")

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If that guy was really an engineer I think he could have figured that question all by himself.

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**Author:** ![Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Adriatic\_Ionian\_AEgean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adriatic_Ionian_AEgean)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sapping-mileage/60205/2 "2001-03-31T06:24:10Z")

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This is being discussed on another thread:  
[Car radio sapping mileage?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=65466)

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sapping-mileage/60205/3 "2001-03-31T17:27:29Z")

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Please note that the moderator of this forum has asked posters to include a link to the article which they are discussing.

The article being discussed is  
[Does using your car radio reduce your gas mileage? (29-Mar-2001)](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mradiomileage.html)