Re: Remote car start via phone?

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

bigbilltolbert wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to start my car at the airport when my plane
> lands.  If I wait until I get to the parking lot, it does not give the
> car enough time to warm up.  Basically I am looking for a remote
> starter where I can call a phone number and have the car start.
>
> There was a thread a few years ago that talked about it, but the
> products do not seem to be available any longer.  I did find one
> product from Viper that looks like it can do it, but it also has GPS
> and a lot of other features I don't need and is over $500.
>
> Given that you can get a pager for free and only pay $60/year, it can't
> be that hard to put it in your glove box and run a wire to the starter
> that triggers it just like the remote that is good for 800 feet.
>
> Anyone?
>
> --bbt
>



How long do you figure it takes for your car to "warm up"??  Where (what
part of the world) are we talking about here?