FCrackerJLRubi
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So I have never personally owned a start-stop vehicle (start-stop may not be the right term...basically when you stop at a light the thing just cuts off the engine and starts again when you let off the brake). I travel for work a lot and this is huge in Europe, and has caught on here in the states over the last what...year or two maybe?
Does it really improve fuel economy that much to warrant the wear and tear on the motor? I am no gear head, will never claim to be, regardless of it being designed that way....but starting and stopping an engine all the time cant necessarily be good for the components involved right? Starter, flywheel, battery especially....I will chock it up to me being uneducated on the tech but I plan on keeping that junk turned off (I got a manual though so I think its not applicable anyways)
Does it really improve fuel economy that much to warrant the wear and tear on the motor? I am no gear head, will never claim to be, regardless of it being designed that way....but starting and stopping an engine all the time cant necessarily be good for the components involved right? Starter, flywheel, battery especially....I will chock it up to me being uneducated on the tech but I plan on keeping that junk turned off (I got a manual though so I think its not applicable anyways)
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