What is the point of remote start on a car?

[FrustratedUser]

I don't get it!

 

[Heisenberg]

So it can get warm in the winter and you don't freeze your @ss off.

 

[NutBucket]

If you live in a hot/cold climate you can heat up or cool off the interior before you get in. In colder climates it also heats up the engine without you sitting inside and shivering.

 

[FrustratedUser]

What happened to the good old engine heater?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
What happened to the good old engine heater?

Unless you've got a frickin' long extension cord it may not always be possible to plug it in. Plus, it's a lot more convenient.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
What happened to the good old engine heater?

The engine heater doesn't warm up the inside of the car when the outside temperature is 0° F.

 

[FrustratedUser]

OK, it just sounded really stupid.

 

[Nocturnal]

If you're paranoid that the mob wired your car with a bomb.

 

[JC]

I bet more people have it for the alleged 'cool factor' than for practical purposes.

 

[db]

Or, if you're like a guy I used to work with, you just want to impress people.

 

[dartworth]

It's a great way to get the snow of the windows. Just start it up and in a few minutes it's all melted away. I don't even keep a snowbrush in my truck anymore...well in the winter that is

In the summer it's nice not getting into a 130 degree truck too.

 

[Wingznut]

Where online might I find a remote starter? And how much do they run?

 

[JC]

I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

Really? Never noticed that in my BIOS (Abit KG7)

I guess I could use an appliance timer.....but how crude!

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

!!

most have keyboard power up feature, or lan power up feature .. but not timer like that! that's pretty neat.

But then again, my computer boots up completely from the time i press the power button to everything loaded and ready to go in 30 secs

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Wingznut
Where online might I find a remote starter? And how much do they run?

Anyplace that sells car alarms will usually carry them. They run somewhere in the $80-150 range.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

!!

most have keyboard power up feature, or lan power up feature .. but not timer like that! that's pretty neat.

But then again, my computer boots up completely from the time i press the power button to everything loaded and ready to go in 30 secs

so does mine not so special now, huh!

 

[pennylane]

I didn't know why at first... but after this thread... I can see why!

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

!!

most have keyboard power up feature, or lan power up feature .. but not timer like that! that's pretty neat.

But then again, my computer boots up completely from the time i press the power button to everything loaded and ready to go in 30 secs

so does mine not so special now, huh!

booo u sux

oh yeah? whenever map changes in CS, i am first to load

 

[Nebor]

Once saw a BMW M5 with remote start... For those of you who are unfamiliar with the most ultimate Ultimate Driving machine currently in production, they only come in standard. When she hit the start button, the card dropped the clutch and everything.

 

[Pilsnerpete]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: JC
I wish I had remote start on my computer....have it all booted up and online when I walk thru the door

Doesn't your BIOS have an option to turn on at a set time?

Mine boots up at 05:00 every day.

!!

most have keyboard power up feature, or lan power up feature .. but not timer like that! that's pretty neat.

But then again, my computer boots up completely from the time i press the power button to everything loaded and ready to go in 30 secs

Mine wakes up from hibernation sickness and wakes me up with (yippidy-do!) internet radio from Sheduled Tasks. Gotta make sure the volume is good b4 I hibernate or I keep hibernating.:clock:

 

[xEDIT409]

My dad was gonna install a kit in our Envoy, but the dealership didn't reccamend it. They told us that they've had a lot of people who done it come in complaining that their Envoy would start on it's own any given moment.

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: JC
I bet more people have it for the alleged 'cool factor' than for practical purposes.

agreed

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: xEDIT409
My dad was gonna install a kit in our Envoy, but the dealership didn't reccamend it. They told us that they've had a lot of people who done it come in complaining that their Envoy would start on it's own any given moment.

Just don't have a hack install it...simple as that.