push start vs electric start?

[1stToyota]

To prolong the life of your battery and starter, and to save big on fuel you should consider pushing your Yaris everywhere. Just get a couple of chock-blocks and rope and hang them around your neck for when it comes time to slow down...that'll save $$ on brake pads too.

Me, I'm going to strap a tow rope around my waist and attach it to the tow hook and drag my Yaris around town...I'll get my friend to steer and brake for me.

Seriously, if you're sooo worried about the starter wearing out, use it, now, for the 100k miles or more of life that it probably has in it, then if it starts to shows signs of failure, that's when I start worrying about push starting it if I didn't want to replace it.

[redglare45]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

To prolong the life of your battery and starter, and to save big on fuel you should consider pushing your Yaris everywhere. Just get a couple of chock-blocks and rope and hang them around your neck for when it comes time to slow down...that'll save $$ on brake pads too.

Me, I'm going to strap a tow rope around my waist and attach it to the tow hook and drag my Yaris around town...I'll get my friend to steer and brake for me. ....

LOL!!!


Seriously, I would stick to electric start. Starter should have easily over 100,000 miles. I would only use a push/jump start if my battery was dead and needed to jump start the car.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

To prolong the life of your battery and starter, and to save big on fuel you should consider pushing your Yaris everywhere. Just get a couple of chock-blocks and rope and hang them around your neck for when it comes time to slow down...that'll save $$ on brake pads too.

Me, I'm going to strap a tow rope around my waist and attach it to the tow hook and drag my Yaris around town...I'll get my friend to steer and brake for me.

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Originally Posted by redglare45

LOL!!!


Seriously, I would stick to electric start. Starter should have easily over 100,000 miles. I would only use a push/jump start if my battery was dead and needed to jump start the car.

+1

My 2 c: I'm not a mechanic so take it with a grain of salt. I use my starter, and only pop the clutch when I can't start any other way.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

To prolong the life of your battery and starter, and to save big on fuel you should consider pushing your Yaris everywhere. Just get a couple of chock-blocks and rope and hang them around your neck for when it comes time to slow down...that'll save $$ on brake pads too.

Me, I'm going to strap a tow rope around my waist and attach it to the tow hook and drag my Yaris around town...I'll get my friend to steer and brake for me.

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Originally Posted by redglare45

LOL!!!


Seriously, I would stick to electric start. Starter should have easily over 100,000 miles. I would only use a push/jump start if my battery was dead and needed to jump start the car.

I'm not a mechanic so take it with a grain of salt. I use my starter, and only pop the clutch when I can't start any other way.

[yaris2010RS]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

To prolong the life of your battery and starter, and to save big on fuel you should consider pushing your Yaris everywhere. Just get a couple of chock-blocks and rope and hang them around your neck for when it comes time to slow down...that'll save $$ on brake pads too.

Me, I'm going to strap a tow rope around my waist and attach it to the tow hook and drag my Yaris around town...I'll get my friend to steer and brake for me.

ROTF!! LMFAO, i'm not really worried about the wear on the starter itself..... more the engine. i know start up hurts and was jsut wondering if roll starting it would be any better for the engine?

i have been assuming that roll starting is rough on tranny..... but not gonna lie, i haven't looked into it..... jsut assuming