Anyone else dislike the start button?
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Originally Posted by Saki GT' timestamp='1347720551' post='22013707
Most cars that don't have proximity keys today but had start buttons that you'd call true "push button start" cars also had a ton of switches to flip to turn things on. No car was ever just ready to go at the push of a button.
The logic with the S2000 push button is that if you are in the car and do anything to stall, you can shift to first with your right hand while restarting the engine with your left hand, so you can get moving again faster - typically for race conditions.
The logic with the S2000 push button is that if you are in the car and do anything to stall, you can shift to first with your right hand while restarting the engine with your left hand, so you can get moving again faster - typically for race conditions.
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i like it for the sheer fact i watched my mom and dad both try for 10 minutes to get the car started when i first bought it years ago...hell, i let my dad borrow it when he was getting his motor blueprinted and for a whole week he didnt know it was a 6 speed lol
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So, you want your ignition ON all the time. Cook your engine wiring 24/7. You want to have to turn stuff on and off like your radio, HVAC every time you get in and out of the car like back in the "old days" of VW. "Gay" must have a different meaning in Jamaica. Here, we would call that "LAME" and mechanically stupid.
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Oh, I know. I've got a clutch/starter interlock defeat switch so I can crank my starter motor and run the car "full electric". Unfortunately, I can only go about 1/2 mph and only for about 30 seconds at a time before the starter overheats. 
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