I have an automatic and it shuts off when I just brake until it stops. Then I just release the brake and it starts. Very easy.

Same, but I'm the only person I know who still drives manual cars.

I have that hybrid volvo and it's amazing, I never even think about it. It just works. If someone wants to test drive, it's an automatic xc40 with b4 engine.

A jeep renegade I rented did ok

You must've gotten a good one.

The starter in the mHEVs is about as powerful as the entire engine of the original Fiat 500. It entirely skips the *r-r-r-*revup of a normal engine start.

Some cars, like mine, only allow you to temporarily disable the start-stop system, and it turns on every time you (fully) start the engine.

In my car specifically, if you manually turn the system back on, for whatever reason you have to reach a minimum speed of 10km/h before it works.

There's a button in mine that's like an @ with a capital A. Have to push it every time I start the car, but it stays running until I manually shut off the car.

Lower right, under the radio tuning knob.

Depends very much on the car. My car has auto off and starts up the engine as soon as the car in front of me starts moving (it detects that with the parking and radar sensors).

Or if I just move the foot off the braking pedal the engine will be fully running as soon as my foot reaches the gas pedal.

It's at 2017 Mercedes, at the time they already spent some effort into that tech, for example I have an electrical water pump that keeps up the circulation even during auto off and the starter is different so it can start the car even while starting to move.

The only moment I turn it off (ok switch to sport mode which turns autostop off) is when I want to race someone at the light in order to change lanes in front of them later.

I normal operation you don't notice.

Ah and last year autostop did not work for a few months as my battery was old, the car noticed and refrained from stopping the engine until I got a new battery (It will also do if I need aircon or the motor is too cold or a number of other conditions)

Oil isn't the problem, my car will turn on again before too much oil drains out of the engine and oil pressure sinks too low. Cooling is, interstingly, so they switched to an electric water pump for cooling - it will stay running during auto off so you don't get too hot temperatures in the turbo for example. (4cyl 2l engine has a turbo)

There's quite a bit of tech going into auto off since it first appeared. (Heh, my first car in 1989 had an aftermarket start stop switch to stop the engine at the traffic light - i never used it except once or twice for fun - still one cylinder exploded one day on the Autobahn)

Modern oils and modern cylinder lining makes this a non-issue.

You're more likely to have a modern car with bad rings as they chase fuel economy numbers. Honestly, a hybrid is a very solid choice anymore. Lifts the burden of the gas engine having to be hyper-efficient and eases the extreme tolerances required to get there.

Shame that there are very few fun hybrids, crazy expensive things don't count.

Infiniti made an m35h that actually had more power than the gas version and it got better mileage. Granted, it is a porky sedan, but that thing would still haul its fat ass.