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Old 05-08-2013, 11:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
songman
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
EOC is not inherently dangerous, however driving while distracted is. That traffic light did not appear out of nowhere, it only seemed that way because you were not paying attention.

I wasn't speaking literally, and it obviously didn't appear out of nowhere. It had never been there before, which was why I chose that particular phrase, but I don't want to get into a semantic argument; I'll will try to be more literal in future, if it's an issue. What a patronising reception.


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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Now that you've discovered how smooth you can clutch start, why would you use the starter? (Aside from when you've come to a full stop.)

Because I'd understood that damage could result, which appears to be an urban myth. The starter on my previous car, a 2005 Vauxhall Corsa, did fail, which leads me to be cautious. However, stop-start technology seems to function in effectively the exact same way, so I suppose a modern starter should be fairly indestructable.
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