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2018 SCrew: Early Experience
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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1278265" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>I don’t know if you could say I’ve been a “defender” of auto stop/start, but I’ve experienced it in Europe a few times and I wasn’t initially turned off of it as much as some have been. I will say I’m about 65% for, 35% against right now, but I recently tripped over a safety bug this “feature” causes. I was rolling to a stop to turn right onto a 45mph divided road. Traffic was approaching from the left but I had enough of a gap if the cell-yakking-yaris-driver would just. put. the. phone. down and drive! So eventually, said lazy, uncaring and selfish yaris driver pulls out into the far left, swerves back right and gets going very slowly. I spy a gap and think here’s my chance ... nope. auto stop. Now I have to start again and no, I’m not going to chance the oncoming traffic because once the truck stops, starts and you have the ability to move is at least .5 seconds. Not a lot at traffic speeds, but I’ve noticed the truck doesn’t appreciate heavy throttle after just starting back up.</p><p></p><p>I do like sitting at traffic lights not expending fuel, especially long lights and there are plenty around me. </p><p></p><p>That said, Ford missed the boat on this <cough> “feature”. all they needed to do was give is a mechanical switch and not give the damn computer so much overlording control. let me have sport mode when I start up, not having to select it every time and let me choose whether or not to default to auto stop/start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1278265, member: 21926"] I don’t know if you could say I’ve been a “defender” of auto stop/start, but I’ve experienced it in Europe a few times and I wasn’t initially turned off of it as much as some have been. I will say I’m about 65% for, 35% against right now, but I recently tripped over a safety bug this “feature” causes. I was rolling to a stop to turn right onto a 45mph divided road. Traffic was approaching from the left but I had enough of a gap if the cell-yakking-yaris-driver would just. put. the. phone. down and drive! So eventually, said lazy, uncaring and selfish yaris driver pulls out into the far left, swerves back right and gets going very slowly. I spy a gap and think here’s my chance ... nope. auto stop. Now I have to start again and no, I’m not going to chance the oncoming traffic because once the truck stops, starts and you have the ability to move is at least .5 seconds. Not a lot at traffic speeds, but I’ve noticed the truck doesn’t appreciate heavy throttle after just starting back up. I do like sitting at traffic lights not expending fuel, especially long lights and there are plenty around me. That said, Ford missed the boat on this <cough> “feature”. all they needed to do was give is a mechanical switch and not give the damn computer so much overlording control. let me have sport mode when I start up, not having to select it every time and let me choose whether or not to default to auto stop/start. [/QUOTE]
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