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| Krieger |
 Dec 12 2017, 10:03 PM
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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?
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| Krieger |
Dec 15 2017, 12:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,714 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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I wonder how long the starter lasts on the car and costs to replace vs the increase in fuel economy.
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| draganc |
Dec 15 2017, 10:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: 2-November 09 From: central new jersey Member No.: 11,000 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Krieger @ Dec 14 2017, 11:40 PM)  I wonder how long the starter lasts on the car and costs to replace vs the increase in fuel economy. I don't know about the 4 bangers, but I think the 6 and for sure the 8 cylinders don't use the starter to start the engine again. There are enough cylinders in the engine that one will be at a compression phase and the engine is restarted just by a spark. I got used to it really quick and like the feature in stop-and-go traffic. |
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| ConeDodger |
Dec 15 2017, 11:02 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,594 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(draganc @ Dec 16 2017, 01:53 AM) QUOTE(Krieger @ Dec 14 2017, 11:40 PM) I wonder how long the starter lasts on the car and costs to replace vs the increase in fuel economy. I don't know about the 4 bangers, but I think the 6 and for sure the 8 cylinders don't use the starter to start the engine again. There are enough cylinders in the engine that one will be at a compression phase and the engine is restarted just by a spark. I got used to it really quick and like the feature in stop-and-go traffic. The mileage is amazing. My truck takes almost two tanks of gas to go from Tahoe to the Bay Area and back. Her car goes there and back and still has a third of a tank! Obviously that isn’t all the stop/start feature, but it has to help some around town... |
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Posts in this topic
Krieger Stop/Start Engine control system Dec 12 2017, 10:03 PM
mobymutt I don't know about the GMC, but my mother-in-l... Dec 13 2017, 07:32 AM sithot
My company leases cars for us to drive the heck o... Dec 13 2017, 07:38 AM Spoke My 2014 BMW 328 has a button just above the Stop/S... Dec 13 2017, 07:39 AM
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My 2014 BMW 328 has a button just above the Stop/... Dec 13 2017, 09:12 AM Andyrew Drove a hybrid Infiniti Q50 while ours was in the ... Dec 13 2017, 05:25 PM McMark Every time we go to Europe the rental car has this... Dec 14 2017, 08:48 AM Krieger Good news. I got to drive a 2018 Terrain with the... Dec 15 2017, 12:31 AM ConeDodger Yopu’s BMW 528Xi has it, I seem to recall it goe... Dec 15 2017, 12:37 AM Krieger
I wonder how long the starter lasts on the car a... Dec 16 2017, 12:08 AM Specracer I really don't like the feature and the delay ... Dec 15 2017, 06:56 AM |
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