Why Not to Buy a Car with Stop/Start Technology

Stop start system explained and why not to buy a car that has one. Why stop start technology can lower your car's engine and starter lifespan, car review with Scotty Kilmer. Do stop start systems really improve your gas mileage? How to disable the stop start system in your car. The pros and cons of owning a car with a stop start system. There are advantages to buying a car with stop start technology, but also a lot of downsides. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.

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[GeoffPesos]

In other words buy a silver 1987 Toyota Celica.

[kirara]

People walking by when Scotty records, proof Scotty is from this realm

[sandroaces]

I love how they put a button to stop it. But it goes back on by default. They should allow you to decide if you want it on all the time or not.

[howardrodriguez]

Car companies hate Scotty Kilmer! But we love his knowledge!

[woahkudros]

I remember when I first learned about some cars having this auto stop/start, I immediately thought of how much wear that would put on the starter. Pretty sure replacing a starter will cost more than whatever you save on gas.

[christopheromeara]

Funny enough. I canceled a order on a new Subaru because I couldn’t permanently disable this feature. Found this video later. It really reinforces my concern.

[tangobango]

It’s about time someone said STOP to the STOP START feature. I have it & disabled it immediately. Thanks Scotty!

[menuly]

Start stop is just as stupid as electric retractable door handles.

[CaptAmerica]

It is about time someone said what a bad idea this is.

[jjt]

Gas savings is quickly eaten up by increased cost of fixing starter and battery.

[maryreed]

Sitting next to them at red lights, I always wonder how many starters they go through. Good advice as usual from Scotty.

[TylerOlver]

I love how in every video he discretely shows how much he dislikes Mercedes Benz by displaying their cars and logos when he talks about a negative aspect of a car

[Dankboi]

I swear “why not to buy a car” will come up soon

[philipjc]

I have a 2020 Toyota Highlander, wore my battery out in 3 years. Toyota wanted $420 to replace it. I bought a Interstate AGM for $190. I always disable the start/stop when I start the car. What a PIA.

[planetbryan]

I always wondered about the start stop feature. Especially at night in the winter. Sitting in traffic with the heat, radio, lights and the kids in the back watching Frozen. The battery is definitely going to take some abuse there. And I feel these cars contribute to the traffic light congestion by increasing the time it takes for the line to start moving.

[namechef]

My 93 cutlas had that feature. It would turn off at a red light and turn on when i cranked it for 10 min...

[gpcaraudio]

So when the stop starting system starts stopping, you'll start paying tons of money to stop the stop starting issue, so prevent it by stopping the use of the start stopping feature.

[trevorgraham]

This almost killed me it shut off when I was trying to pull out into busy traffic. All it takes is a split second and ur dead. I will never forget that night. This is definitely one of the worst things ever done to cars.

[andiparker]

I've always said that start/stop technology is like sitting down everytime you have to stop.. all that effort to stand back up again is extra hard work and energy you don't need to use...