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Bad to run the car for a short duration, turn it off, and start up again? - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange
But if Prius'es do that and many of the first generation ones' engines are still in good shape, what exactly did Toyota do right that other manufacturers may be doing wrong? My father-in-law has the MB ML400 and the ICE too stops when the vehicle is not in motion. The turning on of the ICE in the RAV4 Hybrid doesn't feel as intrusive in terms of vibration/shakiness though.
It's as if we have a choice when unlike BMW or MB, we can't turn the feature off.
But if Prius'es do that and many of the first generation ones' engines are still in good shape, what exactly did Toyota do right that other manufacturers may be doing wrong? My father-in-law has the MB ML400 and the ICE too stops when the vehicle is not in motion. The turning on of the ICE in the RAV4 Hybrid doesn't feel as intrusive in terms of vibration/shakiness though.
It's as if we have a choice when unlike BMW or MB, we can't turn the feature off.