go to today's D.Telegraph internet version - lifestyle - then motoring !

Here is the link.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carrev...eview.html

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carrev...eview.html

CG does the searching so you dont have to  At work
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When the engine does cut out, a little green "econ" light appears on the dash to tell you the system is working

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Sorry, but I have changed to Defender 90 ", and I love my" tractor ".
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...and the orange ECO light means the system is disabled - so hello to 37.7 MPG instead of 42.2 MPG

Not wanting to teach people how to suck eggs, but you never know

Stop start will be fairly pointless for rural owners and judging by the number of fl2's in my rural area, thats a high proportion of owners, but still its free so it may as well be had, especially if it lowers the tax band (does it?) At work
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Sorry, but I have changed to Defender 90 ", and I love my" tractor ".
http://www.youtube.com/bjartin

chicken george wrote:

Stop start will be fairly pointless for rural owners and judging by the number of fl2's in my rural area, thats a high proportion of owners, but still its free so it may as well be had, especially if it lowers the tax band (does it?)

Think it is a pretty pointless system anyway If they are going to save the planet by stop-start systems, I wonder how they will get it to work on the real polluters like aeroplanes and war and heavy industry and tractors and........  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

AndyC wrote:

chicken george wrote:

Stop start will be fairly pointless for rural owners and judging by the number of fl2's in my rural area, thats a high proportion of owners, but still its free so it may as well be had, especially if it lowers the tax band (does it?)

Think it is a pretty pointless system anyway If they are going to save the planet by stop-start systems, I wonder how they will get it to work on the real polluters like aeroplanes and war and heavy industry and tractors and........

flyboyben wrote:

AndyC wrote:

chicken george wrote:

Stop start will be fairly pointless for rural owners and judging by the number of fl2's in my rural area, thats a high proportion of owners, but still its free so it may as well be had, especially if it lowers the tax band (does it?)

Think it is a pretty pointless system anyway If they are going to save the planet by stop-start systems, I wonder how they will get it to work on the real polluters like aeroplanes and war and heavy industry and tractors and........

As CG states, its free and it lowers the tax band so all is well. Anything which reduces the excessive amount of tax I already give to the government is a winner in my eyes.

We have it on my wife's 1-series BMW and its a good system once you get used to it. We turn it off in stop/start traffic as it gets a little annoying but at traffic lights etc it works well.

We turn it off in stop/start traffic as it gets a little annoying - J s C t thats the WHOLE point in having the dammed thing  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

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Sorry Andy, I don't agree with you. I am talking about specific situations when you are stop starting up to a r/about when you may only be stationary for a couple of seconds max. Driving around towns when you are stopped at traffic lights for maybe 1 or 2 minutes then the system works well. TD4, HSE, Santorini Black, SS side protection tubes, clear side repeaters, chrome wing mirror covers

OK flyboyben - I guess we don’t agree so there is nothing to discuss here - I will never own such a vehicle by choice but if my next drive has a stop strat system, it will be permanently turned OFF anyway  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

i can see why it would be annoying if your doing the 2 second shuffle to a roundabout

but as other say, tax is tax and its better in my pocket then the goverments  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis