Agreed there's no changing the movement towards these, but let's face the facts, MOST vehicles are disposable after 100k-200k miles. And they don't build make anything really outlast the warranty! I plan on keeping my rare 2 dr FE a long time and I drive ALOT, so for me this is just reducing those parts life by ALOT!So I can see where you're coming from. Sure it has its issues, but more and more manufacturers are making it standard, so eventually all of your new vehicles will have it. The starter and ring gears are bolstered to be able to handle it, and the computers are programmed to only use it under normal conditons, and never when your AC is blasting at either hot or cold temps to be able to still run the system. The EPA and NHSTA stds are changing, and regardless of if it has it or not those gear teeth will wear down. Its not a matter of how, its a matter of when. Just the way it is.
Next time your out and about, keep a count of how many times your start-stop-start feature automatically works. In some traffic or roads with stoplights, you might be surprised!
Sorry but 10 to 30 times the starts per trip IS gonna wear your ābolsteredā crap out WAY faster. And I hate being stranded with a junk starter or replacing them!
We had this exact conversation ongoing with our porsche service dept. (Who by the way offer this to be deactivated when you purchase! ) they say the starter
is NOT any different than previous year models w/o start stop. And the funny part is the starter factory warranty ONLY last 40k on those models...Is this manufacturer planning on replacing more starters (and ring gears) āDUH yes obviouslyā were the words straight from the service managers mouth.
So believe whatever non-factual hypothesis you want about beefier parts, but that's definitely NOT part of the manufacturers equation here or in other cases like Ford!
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