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This feature is far from universal at this point. You'll find it on some higher-end cars, but that's about it.

by magduf 8y ago

KozmoNau7 8y ago
I had no idea a modestly equipped Fiat Punto was a higher-end car :-)
King-Aaron 8y ago
Stop-start cars are amazing when the battery/alternator starts getting a little dicky after a few years. Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius.
- oh_sigh 8y ago
  Have you actually experienced this or are you just assuming it might happen in the future?
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    I have experienced this. Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating.
  - mmirate 8y ago
    It's a very reasonable assumption for anyone who's been around cars for more than a decade of their lives. Electrical systems in most consumer-grade vehicles have rarely been able to exhibit the kind of reliability expected of most of the other nontrivial moving parts.
- mikestew 8y ago
  Yeah, if only there were a way to monitor battery voltage, and not engage the start/stop system if the electrical system has issues. That might cut down on the massive amounts of people complaining about the very scenario you mention.
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    The comment I made below: > Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating. I know it's not a massive number, but I have personally replaced about five regulators on cars that have had this exact problem now.
- Reason077 8y ago
  "Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius." In every car with stop-start I've ever driven, the stop-start system automatically disables if there is any question about the health of the battery (low state of charge, etc), if the vehicle is stopped on a steep incline, if the air conditioning is on, etc. Besides, there is also a button to disable stop-start if you really had a problem with it.
Reason077 8y ago
Engine stop-start is pretty much universal on all new cars sold in Europe in recent years. Even entry-level models.
- magduf 8y ago
  It's very rare here in the US. On my current Mazda, it's present only in non-US versions; in the US version, they took it out.

This feature is far from universal at this point. You'll find it on some higher-end cars, but that's about it.

by magduf 8y ago

This feature is far from universal at this point. You'll find it on some higher-end cars, but that's about it.

KozmoNau7 8y ago

I had no idea a modestly equipped Fiat Punto was a higher-end car :-)

King-Aaron 8y ago

Stop-start cars are amazing when the battery/alternator starts getting a little dicky after a few years. Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius.

oh_sigh 8y ago
Have you actually experienced this or are you just assuming it might happen in the future?
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  I have experienced this. Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating.
- mmirate 8y ago
  It's a very reasonable assumption for anyone who's been around cars for more than a decade of their lives. Electrical systems in most consumer-grade vehicles have rarely been able to exhibit the kind of reliability expected of most of the other nontrivial moving parts.
mikestew 8y ago
Yeah, if only there were a way to monitor battery voltage, and not engage the start/stop system if the electrical system has issues. That might cut down on the massive amounts of people complaining about the very scenario you mention.
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  The comment I made below: > Many manufacturers work in solutions to prevent the auto-shutoff if the charge isn't within correct margins, but when it doesn't go according to plan it is quite frustrating. I know it's not a massive number, but I have personally replaced about five regulators on cars that have had this exact problem now.
Reason077 8y ago
"Pull up to the lights, engine shuts down, and doesn't start back up. Genius." In every car with stop-start I've ever driven, the stop-start system automatically disables if there is any question about the health of the battery (low state of charge, etc), if the vehicle is stopped on a steep incline, if the air conditioning is on, etc. Besides, there is also a button to disable stop-start if you really had a problem with it.

Reason077 8y ago

Engine stop-start is pretty much universal on all new cars sold in Europe in recent years. Even entry-level models.

magduf 8y ago
It's very rare here in the US. On my current Mazda, it's present only in non-US versions; in the US version, they took it out.