Turning of the engine at traffic lights

"Frank Berger" > wrote in
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> "M. Cantera" > wrote in message
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>> Many americans do the same thing. They drive a Toyota Prius or
>> certain2006 Honda Civics, but they are not as fun to drive as a
>> Miata.
>>
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> Many? In my 58 years I've been in a lot of cars with a lot of
> drivers and have never seen one person do it.

You won't see one person do it, the cars M. Cantera mentioned are
hybrids and they turn off the engine at stoplights automatically.

On 2006-02-26, Frank Berger > wrote:

>> Many americans do the same thing. They drive a Toyota Prius or
>> certain2006 Honda Civics, but they are not as fun to drive as a
>> Miata.
>
> Many? In my 58 years I've been in a lot of cars with a lot of
> drivers and have never seen one person do it.

He's talking about hybrids. The one I've ridden it does it.

> I wonder how much the life of the starter would be shortened
> if this were done on a consistent basis and whether the
> replacement cost wouldn't dwarf the fuel savings.

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