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Does anyone have remote start on their cars?
also what do people think about the idea? is it a DIY job?
also what do people think about the idea? is it a DIY job?
Not to mention not being very good for the engine to be left idling when stone cold.
I saw a Aston Martin v8 vantage running with no one in it at an airport once. It was probably because there batterys go flat if you leave them for a couple of days.
In some states in the US, they're actually illegal to fit to any automobile.
"The Driver and the Environment. You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road. Generally, if the vehicle is stationary and is likely to remain so for more than a couple of minutes, you should apply the parking brake and switch off the engine to reduce emissions and noise pollution. However it is permissible to leave the engine running if the vehicle is stationary in traffic or for diagnosing faults."
What ever happened to the days before remote start kits appeared on the market? I'm sure folk coped pretty well with cold, and flat batteries.
i still have it on my range rover purly to keep the batterys charged as i dont use it that much, its set to start the car charge the batterys and turn off again and if it gets too cold but thats not an issue in this country
Sorry but thats just stupid. If you want to keep the batteries charged, then hook a battery charger up to the mains. Its better for the batteries, better for the engine, better on your pocket, doesnt **** off your neighbours, etc
It would take about 10-20mins of idling the engine just to put back the charge used to actually start the motor in the first place, so unless your letting it run for a LONG time (like an hour) your not actually doing very much, and if you were letting your truck idle for an hour in my street at 2am, which you seem to think is funny, i'd be putting a set of garden shears thru your HT leads.