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- Ram Year
- 2020 Limited
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7L
I use a Auto Start Eliminator and my start stop stuff is off all the time.
I used one of those too when I had a truck with etorque. Our current 5th gen doesn't have it so it's all good.
For those that rent their truck and get a new one every few years, it's a non issue. For those that keep their trucks, this is going to be an expensive headache at some point down the road.
Stop-start has been around for over 5 years and has not presented a problem yet. I have not seen or heard any valid reasoning for not using it. You paid for it, it does some good why turn off something that you can't really tell if it's on or not? Any downside you have mentioned is something you think might happen in 5-10 years.
Too soon to know for sure after such a short time with stop/start tech. 5 years just isn't enough time to analyze long term life effects from stopping and starting the engine. Are you actively researching these data on engine longevity with stop/start? Otherwise your not having seen or heard any valid reasoning for disabling it means nothing.
Because you don't justify turning it off doesn't mean anything to those of us who disable it. It's your opinion, which is worth exactly the same as everyone else's.
As far as paying for it, anyone who bought a truck with etorque after 2020 didn't pay any more for it. It was a zero dollar option over the non-etorque hemi. Even in 2020 it was only something like $200 more for it. 2019 buyers who bought etorque hemi's are the one's who paid a lot more for it.