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  • Trebor16
    Trebor16 Posts: 3,061 Forumite
    Sgt_Pepper wrote: »
    No they don't. The £80 starter motor has been replaced by a unit costing £2500.

    And your source for this is?
    "You should know not to believe everything in media & polls by now !"


    John539 2-12-14 Post 15030
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Next time you're out, reset your avg. mpg display and when you come to stop at some traffic lights watch just how quickly the reading drops whilst sitting with the engine on. You may reconsider the auto start/stop after this. :)

    The reason I don't use the stop/start is because if I have to stop at a junction or lights the car seems to lurch forward as the engine cuts back in, rather like taking your foot off the clutch pedal too sharp in a manual.
    ML.
    He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket
  • Trebor16
    Trebor16 Posts: 3,061 Forumite
    emmell wrote: »
    The reason I don't use the stop/start is because if I have to stop at a junction or lights the car seems to lurch forward as the engine cuts back in, rather like taking your foot off the clutch pedal too sharp in a manual.
    ML.

    Is your car an automatic Emmell?
    "You should know not to believe everything in media & polls by now !"


    John539 2-12-14 Post 15030
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    emmell wrote: »
    The reason I don't use the stop/start is because if I have to stop at a junction or lights the car seems to lurch forward as the engine cuts back in, rather like taking your foot off the clutch pedal too sharp in a manual.
    ML.
    Don't you use the handbrake?
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I know Kia have delayed introduction of automatic stop/go cars in the US because journalists complained of an initial 'shock' when the engine started up again.
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