Driving With Your Ass

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 08/30/2015 at 19:35 • Filed to: None

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This concept is new to me.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 19:42

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Here’s my response:

A car is like a human being, sometimes it’s healthy to release a little extra fumes

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 19:54

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I have never ever seen the use for automatic start-stop, unless you live in LA, (at which point you should really either have a motorcycle or a prius) it seems like it would wear out the starter really fast and not really save you all that much fuel because at idle your car doesn’t put out a ton of fumes, plus all the charge-discharge cycles will wear out your battery faster, and the time that it is actually stopped for the average commute would probably be all of like 2 minutes at most.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 19:55

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DAT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSS!!!!!!!!

Party-vi > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 20:23

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Incorrect. Most engine wear occurs at cold start. The ASS doesn’t kick in until after the engine is warmed. There is minimal wear using the ASS.

Mercedes Streeter > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 21:39

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I’m calling BS. Cars with start-stop systems have specially designed parts made for the purpose of the start-stop system. It's not the same as shutting down a normal car then starting it up again. I’ve not heard of cars with start-stop systems needing parts any sooner than any other car.

jkm7680 > Mercedes Streeter 08/30/2015 at 21:43

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The article was from MSN, which isn’t exactly anywhere near credible as far as cars go.

Mercedes Streeter > jkm7680 08/30/2015 at 21:49

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Oooh, so only slightly better than Yahoo Autos xD

jkm7680 > Mercedes Streeter 08/30/2015 at 21:52

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Haha, just a step up from those “2043 Ford Gran Torino concept coming this fall” websites.

Cé hé sin > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man 08/31/2015 at 04:52

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They use different batteries and starters, both designed for the purpose.

Nauraushaun > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man 08/31/2015 at 23:28

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Are you saying nobody drives in stop-start traffic except those in LA?

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Nauraushaun 09/01/2015 at 00:14

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No, I was merely giving the example of LA. I live in a (relatively) small town of about 25k people, so I don’t deal with stop-start traffic all that much.