I valet for my other job and I am recently experiencing new automobile technology, as I have virtually only driven E30's and my dad's car since obtaining my license 4 years ago.
Yesterday I drove a new X3 as I was valeting it, and when at the light the engine stopped. I was so incredibly confused, especially since the A/C kept working. I took my foot off the brake and it started back up but very aggressively, I thought something was wrong with the car. Later I found out it was start-stop, something I never heard of before.
I can't imagine this being very advantageous at all, I'm sure it increases wear on the starter ten-folds, and kills battery faster as well.
Does the engine really become that much more fuel efficient?
What do you guys think of this? Driving newer cars all day makes me realize how much car's aren't really made to last 20+ years, 200,000 miles anymore. I know when we talk about E38's how the electrics are a big concern since it was an advanced car for it's time and now it's old, but I can't imagine half of these newer cars lasting with all working systems too long at all.
Yesterday I drove a new X3 as I was valeting it, and when at the light the engine stopped. I was so incredibly confused, especially since the A/C kept working. I took my foot off the brake and it started back up but very aggressively, I thought something was wrong with the car. Later I found out it was start-stop, something I never heard of before.
I can't imagine this being very advantageous at all, I'm sure it increases wear on the starter ten-folds, and kills battery faster as well.
Does the engine really become that much more fuel efficient?
What do you guys think of this? Driving newer cars all day makes me realize how much car's aren't really made to last 20+ years, 200,000 miles anymore. I know when we talk about E38's how the electrics are a big concern since it was an advanced car for it's time and now it's old, but I can't imagine half of these newer cars lasting with all working systems too long at all.
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