Originally Posted by
Mark
I prefer my manual stop & go feature on my Mirage. If I am stopped for a train or a drive through (restaurant, bank, or whatever), I just turn the car off. When it's time to take off, I start it quick & go. It really works quite slick.
Yeah, but you've got to be paying attention for this to work, not staring at tictock on your smartphone.
Originally Posted by
Mark
I drive my parents' vehicle with Auto Stop & Go, & it's just annoying. It doesn't even really do what I would want to do in a real life situation sometimes either. For example, if I stop a bit early at an intersection or the car in front of moves foward a bit. If I move the vehicle a bit, it starts again & just keeps running forever. It's really quite lame in my opinion. Their GM vehicle doesn't allow you to turn it off either.
I try to never creep up at traffic lights, when I'm behind other cars. If they move up 10 to 50 feet, so what. If they move up a long way, I'll comply. Every little move like that requires extra fuel and extra clutch wear. Only if I'm sitting on a downhill slope will I let it coast forward, but still keep a large gap to the vehicle in front, so I can dart left or right if need be.
Originally Posted by
Mark
I tend to stop early & move forward slowly. For my style of driving, it's a worthless feature that just adds wear & tear on the starter. I tend to dislike lots of things that are associated with the term "auto". I want to be the driver of the vehicle, & not some stupid computer chip. What some of you embrace, I really hate! I must be OLD!!!!
Me too. I don't like auto anything. The worst is auto wipers. I KNOW WHEN IT'S RAINING. The application for rain sensors is not applied correctly. The rain sensors should only be active when a car is parked. It could sense rain and ensure all windows and sunroofs are closed. But no, they'd rather annoy real drivers with them.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.0 mpg (Imp)