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Originally Posted by W2k
@NSXR, not saying you're making this up, but could you provide a source or a study for this claim?
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It's not a
claim, it's science.
The
claim is that additional start/stops do not increase appreciable wear. Imagine Nike said something utterly stupid like additional steps do not increase appreciable wear on your shoes. It's ridiculous. Have a search on YouTube where these guys actually work on cars instead of read papers. You'll learn a lot more real-world facts from channels like
I Do Cars than sales-driven manufacturer claims.
What you're missing is the scale they're using. It's not infinite like it used to be, it's "to an acceptable mileage."
Did you realize that BMW considers the service life of all their vehicles to be 186,000 miles? You have to dig to find it, but it's there. And additionally, they don't consider any owner beyond the first. This is why they can design a Hot-V without a care in the world.
All manufacturers do this to some degree, even the Gods Honda and Toyota. Their vehicles have a service life, and if wear on certain items is within that service life, even if it's significant, or increased by changes that will help them sell cars or meet emissions, it's acceptable. Engines fail, and if yours fails at 120K, then so be it, we are in the age of the throwaway car, right? But it didn't used to be this way, and there are clear reasons for the change.