Re: Remote car start via phone?

[szekeres@xxxxxxxx (GregS)]

In article <Le2dnak8ZaEAeUrZnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bob M." <x-no-archive: yes> wrote:
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>"bigbilltolbert" <bigbilltolbert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I'm talking winter in Pittsburgh.  It gets into the 20's in the winter
>> and it takes about 5 minutes for the car to warm up.  The garage at the
>> airport that I park in is over 500 feet from the terminal.  When I
>> land, I could call the number and since it takes about 5 minutes to
>> walk through the terminal to my car, it woudl be nice and toasty.
>>
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>No it wouldn't be.  Idling cars don't warm up that much, and by the way 20
>degrees is not cold. (I'm from Buffalo NY, saw those temps often) The only
>way to warm it up is to drive it.  Make sure the antifreeze is properly
>mixed with water too.

Idling cars do not warm up nearly as fast, but they do warm up.
I also find it starts warming the transmission and shifting is more crisp after
at least 7 minuites, the time my starter is set for. i can always start a new
7 minuite interval, or shut one down. Yes it burns gas. If the windshield
defroster is on, the warming process also starts defrosting it
before you get to the car, and scraping may be unneccesary.

greg