I bought a Chevrolet Cruze. I love the start/stop feature!

[roamer65]

The engine turns off at rest instead of needlessly idling and pushing out more unwanted CO2 emissions. Very smooth restarts. All Cruzes with automatics do it. Yay.

[thecrow]

1. My Malibu does that too.

It was disconcerting at first! But cool, way cool.
Congratulations on your purchase!

[roamer65]

2. +1

Love the car so far. Thx!

UAW made car, too!

[Gabi Hayes]

3. Last year our village sticker said "Idle Free Zone"

I thought it meant all the employees in town worked their asses off till I saw the same sign at the library drive up window!

Seriesly!!!!

[Igel]

4. Wait until the starter dies at a red light.

Or you're sitting in stop-and-go traffic for 15 minutes at 2 pm when it's 98 degrees out and there's not a cloud in the sky. The AC goes into eco-mode. You either wake the thing up or sit and bake.

Sudden starts from a red light or stop sign also can be a bit rough.

Nice in principle, but it and I had to work out a set of accommodations.

[bhikkhu]

10. Many modern cars have electric AC compressors that work when the engine's off

Disconcerting at first (speaking as a mechanic), but they really work pretty well.

My mom bought a Honda hybrid 10 years ago that I've driven fairly often, it has the same thing with the engine turning off when the car is stopped. I was skeptical at first, but it has worked perfectly so far, pretty much not a single mechanical failure in all those years. Except last year the battery pack started to fail and threw an engine code; the dealership replaced it for free.

[Gravitycollapse]

12. Most Stop-Start systems turn off when its above about 90 degrees.

[roamer65]

17. I have switched to manual mode L1-L6 in stop and go traffic.

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It shuts off the feature, as one is emulating a manual transmission.

I am used to manual transmissions as I drove them for years, except in this case I don't hafta clutch and shove a gear stick around.

[VMA131Marine]

5. This could be a more complicated feature than it sounds

When the engine shuts off, all the engine driven peripherals shut off too. These are things like: air conditioning compressor, alternator, oil and water circulation pumps. Hybrids run these functions electrically instead, using power from the drive battery. The Cruze must have something similar or the occupants of the car could end up getting very uncomfortable if stopped at a long light or in stop and go traffic on a hot day.

[beaglelover]

7. The car starts again if you are

Stopped for a long time and the a/c needs to turn back on.

[Gravitycollapse]

13. Stop-Start systems run on timers and turn back on after X seconds to prevent those issues.

[beaglelover]

6. I turn the auto start/stop feature off

As soon as I start the car. Totally useless feature imo.

[Gravitycollapse]

16. It's a critical component to curbing emissions.

[doc03]

8. I had a Chevy Cruze, it didn't have the start/stop feature but

it was a very nice solid car. For a compact car it had a very good and quiet ride. Had it 5 years and never had one problem with it.
The only slight criticism I have is it didn't have a lot of acceleration off the line. I traded it on a Ford Fusion 2 years ago and
never have had a problem with it either.

[Liberal In Texas]

9. That's cool.

I like the Volt even better. It's about the same kind of car. Plug it in at night. If you run out of juice, the engine charges up the batteries.

A hybrid they way they should be, plug-in.

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. The new Prius Prime is a plug in hybrid n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

14. I really really want...

a plug-in SUV. Made in the states. At a decent price.

I need a larger vehicle to transport my gear for my job. I've been looking around, and can't find them.

[roamer65]

19. I'd hafta think they are coming soon.

Especially with the explosion of home solar setups.

[LeftInTX]

15. I rented one and I did not like this feature

The a/c wouldn't run at lights.
And the engine felt like it was going to stall.

[Liberal In Texas]

18. I wish more cars had it.

I sit in a queue at a fast food place and all the cars ahead of me are idling. I turn my car off, of course as I wait. But the others are sitting there and burning fuel.

It's a good idea. Maybe the time adjustment could be better.