# Terminology: turning over vs. cranking vs. starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/terminology-turning-over-vs-cranking-vs-starting/84476>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 5, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/terminology-turning-over-vs-cranking-vs-starting/84476 "2014-04-05T08:12:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/terminology-turning-over-vs-cranking-vs-starting/84476/41 "2021-10-02T15:30:17Z")

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> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#):
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> A patrol car laying in wait on the first day of the month?

Maybe there is a quota and the officer is getting a head start. It could also be an informal quota, like a betting pool. Chip in five bucks and the one with the most citations gets the loot. 😉

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