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[raywilb]

my son had until very recently had a diesel ford escort derived van. he needed a battery & a local garage that he rang told him to take it to them. they quoted him £70 so he left it with them . half a hour later he got a call & expected to be told it was ready instead they said when the quoted they hadn,t realised that it had a stop/start system & the quote had gone up a bit to £340.

[Doctor Gollum]

Stop start on an Escort Van?

Summat doesn't add up

[Sir Tigger KC]

So if you have a car with stop/start, Lord Opti's Jag XF-R for example.  What happens if you put an ordinary battery in and disable the stop/start every time. 

[ronnyd]

My granddaughters Qashqai  has had trouble with the batteries due to stop/start. Replacements very expensive too.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

So if you have a car with stop/start, Lord Opti's Jag XF-R for example.  What happens if you put an ordinary battery in and disable the stop/start every time. 

I disable it every time I start the beast.

My guess is you could use it for 1000 years and not save a single polar bear.

Makes SFA difference to MPG.

[Doctor Gollum]

So if you have a car with stop/start, Lord Opti's Jag XF-R for example.  What happens if you put an ordinary battery in and disable the stop/start every time. 

You'll kill it in short order. Especially in stop start traffic when you forget 

Proper stop start batteries are AGM and much more resistant to abuse.

[Andy B]

Stop start on an Escort Van?

Summat doesn't add up

I suspect that Ray meant Focus van .... 

[Doctor Gollum]

Stop start on an Escort Van?

Summat doesn't add up

I suspect that Ray meant Focus van .... 

Clearly an Irish thing...

https://www.carsireland.ie/2454268

Hardly common though

[Sir Tigger KC]

So if you have a car with stop/start, Lord Opti's Jag XF-R for example.  What happens if you put an ordinary battery in and disable the stop/start every time. 

You'll kill it in short order. Especially in stop start traffic when you forget 

Proper stop start batteries are AGM and much more resistant to abuse.

I meant if you religiously turn off the start/stop every time, as Lord Opti says he does. 

The only car with start/stop I've driven was my mates Range Rover Sport in Houston, and I quickly learnt that you get very hot and sweaty in traffic with the stop/start on and the AC stops/starts as well.  So you turn it off, stay cool and kill a polar bear every time you go out!