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      06-05-2012, 04:09 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by F25er View Post

That said, the issue I raised is a legitimate technical concern. Of course I understand BMW fully tests its products before production. My concern is that many manufacturers these days are scrambling to meet imposed efficiency standards by 2016. As such features like start/stop seem to be added to bring down the manufacturers overall consumption numbers.
You still haven't answered if Porsche states in the manual not to use start/stop during break-in or it's just coming from that particular dealer. If it's the latter I wouldn't put any weight on what one dealer said vs the manufacturers.
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