Stop/start technology

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Anyone driven a stop/start motor? Do they feel odd or is it completely unnoticeable?

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Yeah, if it's working, why would you turn it off?

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rypt said:

It would mean changing how I drive as I tend to be in gear, clutch down, foot on brakes when in traffic rather than in neutral, clutch up

Stop driving like a , then?

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HellDiver said:

Chances of that happening without instantly stalling the engine? 750rpm idle and popping the clutch will stall, plain and simple. Hardly "fly into the car in front".

I imagine if he's the type of mongoloid to keep their foot on the brake during traffic, he's possibly also the type of mongoloid to stop 1" behind the car in front

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rypt said:

Rawwr said:

HellDiver said:

Chances of that happening without instantly stalling the engine? 750rpm idle and popping the clutch will stall, plain and simple. Hardly "fly into the car in front".

I imagine if he's the type of mongoloid to keep their foot on the brake during traffic, he's possibly also the type of mongoloid to stop 1" behind the car in front

Right, so I'm a mongoloid now?

Possibly.

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ForzaGilles said:

I would've thought that switching off and restarting an engine uses more fuel than idling for 10/20 seconds?

Maybe true for older engines but I can't believe the effect is anywhere near as bad with modern engines.