Stop/Start Engine control system, Ordering a new work car. Options

[Krieger]

My company leases cars for us to drive the heck out of. Good news: I get to order a new work car. Bad news: I live in my car during the week and I'm freaked out that this start stop technology is going to annoy the crap out of me in traffic. The car is a 2018 GMC Terrain SLT 1.5 turbo. I might have found one to test drive, but the answers from GMA dealers and online at their HQ are all over the place as to if I can temporarily or permanantly disable the feature. Do any of you guys habe experience with this feature?

[Spoke]

My 2014 BMW 328 has a button just above the Stop/Start button which disables the engine on/off. I like the engine to run all the time. Not worried about the extra fuel consumption when sitting in traffic.

[jtprettyman]

My 2014 BMW 328 has a button just above the Stop/Start button which disables the engine on/off. I like the engine to run all the time. Not worried about the extra fuel consumption when sitting in traffic.

Yep, my daily driver is a '14 BMW 320i with auto stop-start. It has a disable button right above the start button. In normal mode selecting disable sets the default for that mode, however putting the car into Eco mode overrides this and you have to press it again each time you go into Eco mode to disable. I always bypass the auto stop-start, I'd rather pay the extra couple pennies spent on gas at a red light than extra wear and tear on a BMW starter ($600 bill to replace on my last 3 series....). Maybe not such a concern if leasing / company car, but my dailies go 200,000+ miles.....