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If you can used to driving electric, I’m confident you could get used to a vehicle with start-stop.
I was used to driving electric before I bought my Bolt. From power wheels as a kid to electric pallet jacks and forklifts in jobs, I had plenty of experience with them and the sounds and feels they make. With ice vehicles, not feeling the normal rumble and vibrations convey the need to stop and figure out what is wrong before I or the vehicle breaks itself further.
Besides I never bought the whole premise of auto-stop/start because of extra wear and tear that comes with it on the starter. As someone who manages a fleet of vehicles, I know from experience that replacing a starter in the field wipes out any cost saved on fuel idling at stop lights.
5% fuel savings on an average vehicle driven an average number of miles at an average gasoline cost is $120 per year.
So the cost of a tow or mobile mechanic + cost of a replacement starter + cost from alternate transport or loss of wages would take years to make up for, each.