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I've done a bit of reading on the subject. One of my sisters-in-law had a Chevrolet with that feature. She had it briefly and fortunately, she bought it from a dealer that had a one week return policy. After having issues with the automatic start / stop, she took it back and got something else. But more and more ICE vehicles are being offered with it. I'm not sure what to believe about claims from manufacturers, so I won't repeat some of them here. However, it's true that engine wear on start-up is pronounced, but I think this is mostly in cold start situations. Once the engine is fully warmed up, lubricants stay in place on bearings and so on for quite some time. The automatic start / stop feature on newer cars doesn't activate until the engine is fully warmed up for this reason.I don't follow newer engine technology, but I was raised to believe that most engine wear is caused by engine start up due to lack of enough oily stuff where it should be. I seems like the auto industry made a compromise to satisfy emissions standards.
I'm not really interested in having such a feature. I don't do enough of the kind of driving that might make the most advantage of it. An objection of mine is the added technology that comes into play, including interconnectivity with the transmission. I prefer systems, to the extent that I can exercise my choices, that are simpler, not more complex.