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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
I don't consider the start-stop feature as a bad thing, but yes, it really may take some time until the average Joe gets used to it.
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I rented a Mercedes (the first car available) while I was in Germany and I did not realize that it had start-stop until was handing my ID to the Ponds gate guard.
Okay...
When he handed me my card back, I hit the accelerator, and the engine turned back on.
Cool.
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
The Japanese liked it because it was new, now its thought of as a standard feature.
Americans wont like it because its new and because when the engine is off so is the air conditioner.
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Can you imagine?! They remote-start their car ten minutes before leaving only to realize that it turned itself back off, or they try to leave their engine idling and it turns itself off.
I have heard of towns that banned drive-throughs. Is start-stop inevitable? How much pollution would it really reduce?