The post na tinitipd na yung pag-manufacture ng part na ito (starter motor)- yes, I believe and agree with that.

Parang yung mga headlights which are now made of acrylic/plastic rather than glass. To think I was concerned about inevitably getting cataracts as I get older (98% of us will), now we have to worry about our cars getting them too.

I also get the logic that the more you use a thing, you naturally increase the wear and tear on it so mas mabilis siya masira. For example, the light switch in your living room is designed to go through "X" number of cycles. The more you switch it on and off, you naturally shorten its service life... but unless sobrang extreme naman yung pag on off mo, it won't reduce the service life to the extent that you won't get a reasonable period of use from the product. Again, as stated, I base my opinion dun sa sinabi ng TS that he plans to switch off the engine in between rides, rather than emulate our jeep/bus drivers who (presumably) idle their engines for the whole working day.

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Yes, I have "tree hugger" inclinations, but switching the engine off during stoplights, or kahit complete standstill traffic is a bit too extreme for me. Dito sa `Pinas (or at least, dito sa NCR) if your car is equipped and you're not that stingy, lahat tayo naka-aircon out of necessity. If you don't switch it on, hindi na pagtitipid yun... kabaratan na.

Imagine:
Compressor switch on -> C. switch off -> start engine -> C. switch on *stoplight* C. switch off -> stop engine *Go* start engine -> C. switch on...

Naku. I have a lot of patience, pero sa ganung arrangement, wag na...