Off Topic: What do you think of my remote start installation?

Lemme see...snakes..mmm...pondscum..YES, of course! Weasels!!

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:31:25 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Robatoy quickly quoth:

Hey, our snakes are infesting our capitol, too, Washington D.C.

Some of us are very aware of the situation. Two miles from my house to the highway.

While you make some good points, I'm still getting a remote starter in my new car. Yep, I don't like freezing my ass of for the first five minutes of my 35 minute commute. In winter, my overall mileage drops about 2 mpg for the warm up time I do. The remote just saves me from running out and starting the car while I come back into the house to finish my tea.

The Leon entity posted thusly:

Does it get to -30 in the south very often?

Not very hard. I have often locked/unlocked her car with the original remote, but have yet to unintentionally lock/unlock/alarm/start the car with the remote for the starter. Better design, I think.

The Leon entity posted thusly:

Actually, I just thought of another one, though it isn't incorporated on all brands of remote starter.

Ours has a 'winter mode', for when you are parked in a lot that has no plug-ins (yes, we plug our block heaters in during the winter). What it does is start the car periodically, and each time, runs it for a predetermined time. This keeps the oil from getting to the consistency of restaurant butter.

Well..DC was built in a swamp

Gunner

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."

- Proverbs 22:3

Oh yah, takes 10 minutes just ta get yer parrka 'n stuff an, sure.

A little collder and ya might wanna put an a sweater, tew.

er

Oleg Lego wrote in article ...

Up in Maine, we use a system that we fondly refer to as, "Regular Oil Changes" that helps keep the "restaurant butter" out of our crankcases......

On 3/21/2006 10:34 PM Edwin Pawlowski mumbled something about the following:

I thought about the remote starter thing, but my vehicle has no heater, but I do have air condition (I get the air in any condition it comes in). EFI makes it simple, start it up and go, no warm up needed.

Reminds me of the time thirty years ago when I went out in winter, started up my Thunderbird, turned on the heater and went back inside to wait for it to warm up. Fell asleep and woke up 8 hours later. Car was still idling, all the snow around the car for three feet was melted and the seats were so hot I couldn't sit on them. The car never ran properly after that.

Don't forget skunks and leeches. Or are they just in Washington?

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:35:21 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner quickly quoth:

Yabbut, these snakes were elected (to CONgress) in the 50 states.

You did that to a thunderbird? Shame, fie!

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The * entity posted thusly:

Yeah, it's easy for you guys in the tropics. :-)

At least it is not likely that it was a two-seater T-bird, which I would consider more of a loss.

Enjoy, DoN.

'67 T-bird, best car I ever had. But then, the first car you ever owned was always the best.

You don't remember the thrill of the first time you actually owned and drove the first car that was all yours? I do. While there were later cars that handled better and were faster, the first one had its own particular thrill. Almost like sex.

(I said almost, not that it was)

I was certainly thrilled to have my own car and drive it. But while that was exciting, I don't look back and say, "that was the best car I ever had".

I agree with the certain thrill part, just not the "best"

... ain't goin' that far. ;-)