Stop / Start on Cars

[mjr]

friction shifter is the true way, I used to be able to knock my way through the gears with my knee while stood up sprinting it, each gear at a time, without stopping peddling.

But stop-start was still enabled

 

[Drago]

But officer, it is necessary to keep my engine idling to run the aircon, so I don't get too sweaty driving Dominic and Bunty the 600 metres to school.

 

[mjr]

So, yesterday, it was approaching the humidity and heat of the devil's armpit and one cycle park was south facing and made into a little oven by heat reflecting off the shop windows behind.... and so Mister Toad parked in the bus stop while Ratty went into the shop sat there with the engine on, presumably either to keep the air con on or to claim to a warden that he'd not really stopped. Because that's what cyclists and anyone walking to or from the shop in that heat needed: more fumes. Posh SUV, must have had stop start, either disabled or inactive due to AC.

 

[mustang1]

I nearly always have it turned off because when the car shuts off or starts up, it has a tiny bit of vibration and the whole point of comfortable cars is... well.. comfort. That vibration reduces the comfort.

 

[Tim Hall]

I nearly always have it turned off because when the car shuts off or starts up, it has a tiny bit of vibration and the whole point of comfortable cars is... well.. comfort. That vibration reduces the comfort.

FFS. Post #60 in this thread might be instructional.

 

[mustang1]

FFS. Post #60 in this thread might be instructional.

Post #60 is good but it doesn't address the problem of a the slight vibration you get when the engine stops/starts which is the reason why I don't use it.

 

[Tim Hall]

Post #60 is good but it doesn't address the problem of a the slight vibration you get when the engine stops/starts which is the reason why I don't use it.

Whereas your post is an illustration of "the entitled motorist".

 

[mustang1]

Whereas your post is an illustration of "the entitled motorist".

I thought the "entitled" commentary would come out when we moved on to cup holders.

 

[Drago]

I nearly always have it turned off because when the car shuts off or starts up, it has a tiny bit of vibration and the whole point of comfortable cars is... well.. comfort. That vibration reduces the comfort.

You must get a surprise when you drive over a small pebble or a blade of grass.

 

[mustang1]

You must get a surprise when you drive over a small pebble or a blade of grass.

meh, air suspension