remote starters
Keeper of the Cash
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Iowa
I had one installed on my last car
I'd use it from time to time just to show off. I eventually figured out that all it really did was start the car and that was about it.
The car never got to the point where it was warm enough for heat to come out of the HVAC, it saved me maybe 3-4 seconds of cranking the engine, and just seemed like a total waste of gas to me.
The car never got to the point where it was warm enough for heat to come out of the HVAC, it saved me maybe 3-4 seconds of cranking the engine, and just seemed like a total waste of gas to me.
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Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Orlando, FL
Yeah, the only thing its really good for is getting the A/C going during the summer
Will remote starting the car bring it up to "real" operating temperature? No. It might help things get warmer more quickly, though I don't think its worth spending money on just to get that, you're better off just going outside yourself and starting it. Also, the last thing you need is some hacker install guy hacking your wiring up.
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Not a bad idea since you have a tip. Hard to steal since Audi invented the shift lock (because of
the 5000 fiasco), so a would be thief would need your key to engage out of Park anyway. And you won't have to worry about keeping it in gear to accidentally bump the car infront (or behind) you.