Member Since: 06 Aug 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 185
Hi
my dad has stop start on his jag, he thinks it's just great, when it works. majority of the time, we think not enough charge in battery as it does not activate.
personally, i hope they never fit it, and if they do, we can turn it off.Cheers
Keith
30th Nov 2011 3:19 pm
mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2521
i wonder how many extra rear end shunts this stupid sysyem has caused. An option if it must be be deselectable pleaseMY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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30th Nov 2011 4:19 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
mark the spark0_1 wrote:
i wonder how many extra rear end shunts this stupid sysyem has caused.
Erm....none?
Why would it cause rear-end shunts? The system will turn off and on the engine well within the time it takes you to react.
It is pretty much instant and completely unintrusive when actually stopping and starting at traffic lights for example.
Unless of course you have an automatic like cooperman17 - this is the reason why most manufacturers have only implemented it on manual cars at the moment
Saying this, I must admit that, like most people on here, I've never liked the idea either
mark the spark0_1 wrote:
An option if it must be be deselectable please
It is always possible to activate or deactivate the system - on every car that I've seen it fitted to. I've also been told by most people that once you get used to the idea of the car starting and stopping on it's own, you just get used to it and that it doesn't interfere at all.2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
30th Nov 2011 4:34 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
I don't suppose it will make much difference to most people on here, but I wonder what the current generation of cars with stop/start will be like in - say 10 or 12 years time, they're fine when they're shiny and new but after the battery, starter and flywheel (starter ring) have been doing maybe 10 or 20 re-starts per journey rather than just one they're bound to be getting a bit "ragged"?
Just another maintenance item cost I suppose Clive
30th Nov 2011 5:22 pm
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
mark the spark0_1 wrote:
i wonder how many extra rear end shunts this stupid sysyem has caused.
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30th Nov 2011 5:35 pm
oop north
Member Since: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Preston
Posts: 236
I had a Freelander courtesy car with stop start on - it worked perfectly all the time I had it, and it was no problem at all getting used to it. And you can always turn it off
30th Nov 2011 7:31 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
Clive - the starter, battery, alternator and flywheel etc are all generally beefed up on cars with stop-start.
Whether they are beefed-up enough is another matter, but the system "apparently" won't affect reliability.2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
30th Nov 2011 8:10 pm
kingofthesparks
Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near Northampton m1 Watford gap
Posts: 429
What you mean my disco should not turn off every time i stop
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