Stop-start = bad!
Says mechanic
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Start/stop technology is the dumbest thing that’s come out in a long time. ‘Oh you get better gas mileage and you’re not polluting blah, blah, blah.
“Every time you start your car, 97 per cent of the wear is when you start the car so do you want to keep starting and stopping it, not if you want your car to last a long time.” He added: “It's plain obsolescence, The engine will wear out faster, then they will sell you another car."
“Of course [the manufacturers] love it, they don't want the cars to last forever. It's not like that's going to break your car in five minutes, it takes tens and tens of thousands of miles for it to wear your engine. But it will wear your engine," he added.
“You're doing the best thing you possibly can, turn the stupid thing off every time you start the car so it doesn't do it.”"
Motorists could dramatically improve their engine life by turning off a simple tool found in almost every modern vehicle in the UK
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