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Originally Posted by Deschodt
All good points, it does save fuel, modern starters can take it, it's annoying, it can't be great for the engine..
There's also different tech. My wife (bless her heart) loves land rover products (generally viewed as the most unreliable cars ever made this side of Maserati). Her latest Discovery is a mild hybrid (48V) which means absolutely nothing for anything except the starter, I quote "48-volt belt-integrated starter generator (BISG) to manage engine stop-start, harvesting energy during deceleration to store in an under-floor battery". That is smooth as hell and as much as I hate start stop, it's shake free and quick enough I do not mind (as much)...
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To your point, my wife's S Class does the same with a separate battery.
That said, it still doesn't address the momentary lack of oil pressure every time you lift your foot off the brake, and any excessive wear that may occur.