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Originally Posted by hackish
Many delivery cars that are shut off at every stop will replace a starter every year or so. Unlikely that you will save $300 in fuel with this. It also depends on the starter- some will put up with lots while others die easily under normal use.
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If you're running a delivery service, I think you'll save more than $300 a year by shutting of the engine during each delivery instead of idling. Plus, fewer hours spent idling is better for the engine. Also, the fuel savings is guaranteed, whereas having to replace the starter is unlikely.
Lots of automakers are introducing start/stop technology on their newest engines. I'm not aware of any modifications that need to be made to the engine to accomodate this, so I believe the only components you're placing extra (but acceptable, IMO) stress on are the battery and starter.