Re: 2023 Crosstrek Auto shutoff

On 2025-04-27 15:30:48 +0000, UFO said:
> 
> Thanks 2 all that commented. Great info.
> 
> I read the other day that the savings in gas is like 2.8 gal / yr and 
> there is a seperate battery being used to restart the eng and its like 
> a $300 added repair expense when it fails.

In reality the ridiculous feature saves almost nothing. There is good 
reason for the Auto Start-Stop acronym being ASS.

It is one of the "features" most hated in modern cars, along with many 
of the awful "driver aids" that are at best distracting and highly 
annoying.
<https://www.jalopnik.com/1842810/modern-features-making-cars-worse/>
<https://www.jalopnik.com/this-is-the-useless-car-tech-could-you-happily-live-wit-1851625603/>