Anyone Know About Remote Car Starters?

[chewyxrage]

So I was looking at buying one for my girl's birthday. Midwest is getting pretty frosty at this point.

She has a 2000 Olds Alero.

Best Buy told me I'd have to buy a separate adapter that costs $120 (basically doubling the cost of the starter)


Does that sound right to ya'll? Any alternatives?

I don't think her car will last long enough to be worth installing a $300 remote starter.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

So I was looking at buying one for my girl's birthday. Midwest is getting pretty frosty at this point.

She has a 2000 Olds Alero.

Best Buy told me I'd have to buy a separate adapter that costs $120 (basically doubling the cost of the starter)


Does that sound right to ya'll? Any alternatives?

I don't think her car will last long enough to be worth installing a $300 remote starter.

Try and find a decent local place that has a good rep for doing them. I did the same thing for my gf last winter and her car got totalled a couple weeks ago. At least she got half a winter's use out of it!

Actually they're also good for pre-chilling the car in the summer.

 

[gstacker]

I think 400.00 an up is the going rate for a alarm with remote start an paging.... U can keep adding stuff like window modules an proxemity sensors an all kinds of stuff it could get costly... 300.00 sounds like a good deal

 

[mustang_00]

why don't you just save 400 bux and get your lazy ass outta bed early and start your chix car for her.... uuuughh idiot (napoleon dynamite)

i think you can buy remote control vibrating panties for like 40 bux... that's a better buy imo.. plus she can just rub her clam on her windshield after play time is over to melt the frost... just sayin

 

[RottenWillow]

So I was looking at buying one for my girl's birthday. Midwest is getting pretty frosty at this point.

She has a 2000 Olds Alero.

Best Buy told me I'd have to buy a separate adapter that costs $120 (basically doubling the cost of the starter)


Does that sound right to ya'll? Any alternatives?

I don't think her car will last long enough to be worth installing a $300 remote starter.

What's this "separate adapter" thing exactly? Just a wiring harness or a piece of solid state electronics?

FWIW, the remote start is very convenient. My Corvette came with one. It's such a long and wide car it tends to be the one we leave in the drive rather than put in the garage, so it sits right outside our bedroom window. All I have to do on cold mornings is go to the window and push the button. Spoils you pretty quick.

 

[chewyxrage]

RW - the way it was explained to me is that the adapter has to fool the car into thinking there is a key in the ignition in order for it to start.

Convenience is what I'm going for. Point out the window 10-15 before she's out the door.

I looked into getting one for my '09 Corolla - read that getting an aftermarket one installed voids certain aspects of the warranty. To have a factory one installed in my car would be up near $500. I'm still contemplating that. Car is so new that it may be worth it.

Not trying to put $300 or so into a ride that may not make it through 2 more winters. Not looking for alarms or that type of shit.