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My X-Wife was a grinder in the morning, holding the key in start 8 - 10 seconds after thee car had started. Starters would get replaced every 11 - 12 months, irregardless of the car she had.
I bump the starter, release the key as soon as I hear rotation. My 1979 Rabbit had 230k on the clock with the OEM starter still bolted in when I sold it in 1992.
I believe it all depends on the hand turning the key.
Many new cars take you out of the equation now with starters run by the ECU that kick out the relay as soon as they see engine rotation above a preset limit. Hence all the button starts on high end cars. But even if you have a new Chevy truck you are not allowed to overrun the starter, the key just tells the ECU you want the car started. If you hold it too long the ECU still cuts power. If you don't hold it long enough the ECU keeps it turning.
I didn't mean to get so wordy, just wanted to voice my opinion,
Schultz
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When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
Albert Einstein
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