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Are Remote Car Starters Bad For Your Vehicle?

Are remote starters a harmless convenience or an unnecessary gimmick doing real damage to your vehicle?
Unless you’re lucky enough to leave your car in a climate-controlled garage, you’ve undoubtedly experienced winter mornings shivering behind your steering wheel while waiting for your car to warm up ...
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Opinion: Remote starters epitomize the problem with modern cars

As someone who spent the majority of their life in colder climates with no-nonsense winters, remote starters were the one aftermarket component fitted to most of the vehicles I’ve owned. While my ...
While some modern vehicles come standard with remote start features, it’s still relatively uncommon. That’s a shame because if you live somewhere where cold weather, snow, and ice are frequent ...
Even if you didn't buy your Toyota Tundra with a remote start system, you may still be able to add one. A remote start system offers many benefits, including a comfortable cabin temperature. Learn the ...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics began shipping its 2014 Prestige vehicle-security and remote-start systems, which double the operating range up to 2,500 feet in some models and feature smaller ...
Remote starters allow you to start your vehicle before getting into it, ensuring your cabin is at a comfortable temperature. This means it won't be too hot during the summer, or too cold in the winter ...
One of the best pieces of automotive tech to become widely available over the course of the past decade is remote start. You can have your vehicle warmed up on cold days, and in the heat of the summer ...