Ok here is one. Maybe it's easy to answer. I purchased a 2016 Ford F 150 XL (couldn't afford the T) in 2017. It is a Ecoboost system. That means it shuts off when you are in drive and stopped, with brake depressed, like at a red light, for 40 seconds or a minute. The engine turns off but all your systems remain running, like your AC. When your brake begins to come up, your engine turns back on. You can see and feel when it stops and starts as your lights and radio seem to have a tiny break in them. But you would not notice really.
My question: my husband told me to turn this function off (it's a button on the dashboard to deactivate) as he would rather pay more for gas than have to replace a starter or ignition. Sometimes at red lights the truck may cycle thru this 4 or 5 times starting up each time.
Do you think starters and ignitions are made longer lasting for all these extra starts and stops? Does it affect my alternator too?
I do always turn it off as my husband told me too. Does it matter? Will it wear out my starter, alternator, and stuff like that faster?