Good remote car starter?

Danase · 10-27-06, 12:36

I am looking for a good/decent car starter for my F-150. I have never had one in my car so I am not sure what is good or bad.

Thanks!

BigJimZ28 · 10-27-06, 01:05

I had one installed with my viper alarm
about 7-8 years ago and it has been great

it was installed @ circuit city ( I knew the installer @ that time)
I was working on the engine and broke the pin switch for the hood
and they fixed it for free

Guy · 10-27-06, 01:08

I put one in my wifes car a few years back, I'm going to be looking into installing one in my truck now also. It was rated #1 and I've started my car from well over a 1/4 mile away! When I get the info I'll inform you. Last year when I looked into this I'm thinking they quoted $300 installed.

Danase · 10-27-06, 01:16

I jsut got quoted $300 for the dealer to install and OEM one. I was looking to pay half of that. LOL Here is the one I was thinking of: http://www.directedstore.com/cgi-bin...ategory%3DA_SE

joyriiide1113 · 10-27-06, 01:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy

It was rated #1 and I've started my car from well over a 1/4 mile away!

Are you serious? I would be worried about accidental starts and leaving the engine on...

Danase · 10-27-06, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by joyriiide1113

Are you serious? I would be worried about accidental starts and leaving the engine on...

Most of them only stay on for like 5-10 minutes anyway. I knew a guy that lived about 1/4 mile from home and would start his personal vehicle from work so when he got home with the company vehicle he could jump in his and go. LOL

Guy · 10-27-06, 01:26

It actually is rated at 1/2 mile but just over 1/4 is the best I've ever done. This came in handy at work where I parked a long ways away and could have a nice warm car when I got off!

pgp · 10-28-06, 08:28

Anything from Directed is good from what I have heard. They make Hornet,Viper,rattler,python and valet brands among others. I have a hornet r/s in my car right now. Many newer cars need a bypass for the remote start to work. Pay for a good install is the advice I can give you. Talk to several shops about their work and warrenty.

Pb2theMax · 11-22-06, 10:07

Both of my cars have CompuStar 2WSS-AS remote starter/alarm. They're great. Over a mile range. I can start my vehicles while I'm inside a big steel or brick building. The car will be all warm and toasty by the time I get out there. Everybody else will still be wiping snow and ice off thier windows. Plus the alarm has 2-way paging. The remote will page me if somebody is messing with my car.

Brad B. · 11-25-06, 07:52

My wife got a free one....me.

chpsk8 · 11-25-06, 09:27

I have two Compustar units.

Remote Start Systems

One of them is the 2Wss-s. It's good for about a mile. It's one of, if not the only, true one mile starters. I can sit in my office and hit my truck 3/4 of a mile away in the parking ramp. That is through concrete walls of the building and the ramp. HFantastic product.

The great thing is that it has a lifetime warranty. You just take it out and put it in the next vehicle, and it's still covered... forever.

Both of mine have a page back feature which is handy. You push the button, the vehicle starts, then pages you back that it started. It also pages you when it shuts it off after X minutes.
You can also see if you locked the vehicle or not, and you can lock and unlock it from that range.
I had a guy replace my windshield last year, he called and asked if I could come out to the ramp and open the truck. I told him to hang on, pushed the unlock button and told him "try it now". He thought that was pretty cool.

So did I!

CyFi6 · 12-04-06, 12:25

be sure not to use these on manual cars ever, ive heard cases where cars get smashed into walls or just start going when its accidentally left in gear and forgotten