Beg pardon, it wasn't push button start, it did have a key, it was the stop/start stopping and starting that she does not want under any circumstances.

Question is, does thet stop start save enough fuel to warrant having/using it

I think its a waste of time but I seem to be the only person who thinks so (in family)

Pretty sure that every single car with auto stop/start ( you can switch it off wityh the press of a button. On BMW cars with it, the button is located just above the 'Start' button. However that only applies until you next lock/unlock the car again. A lot of dealers will also 'code' it off permanently for you, if asked. Though they aren't supposed to, I believe - something about it changing the exact setup of the car and the change to the CO2 figures.

Not to mention using a better oil than usual to account for the extra starting cycles?

I do not think that the posters on here are alone.

I found this very interesting from the other side of the pond:

tinyurl.com/poevfs8

Could not agree more with the comments made. Why don't manufacturers work on the KISS principle? Keep It Simple, Stupid!!

They could probably shave lots of money off a car by offering less.

Who needs full connectivity(whatever that means) when a simple Bluetooth connection lets you answer and make calls hands free?

Who needs a sunroof? In Britain!! I have had two cars that came with sunroofs as standard and had nothing but trouble with them. They leak, you cannot drive at any speed with them open beacuse of the noise etc.

Who needs cruise control? Roads are far too busy for that.

The list goes on and on with kit we don't really need but it comes with the car. I certainly would not opt to pay for any of it given the choice.

As for elctronic parking brakes and stop/start, forget it.

This stop/start feature must knock hell out of the battery and starter for what? To save a few pence worth of fuel to keep the CO2 down. How daft is that.

Bah Humbug.

Concrete