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- Ronald Epstein
I have always had the thought of putting an
auto-ignition starter in my car. After all,
it gets cold during the Winter here in Jersey
and there's nothing worse than waiting for a
car to warm up and THEN removing the ice off
the windows.
This week, 6th Avenue Electronics advertised a
Viper Remote Starter system Installed for
$129. Sounded like a good deal, so I went to
the store today and bought it. I had to pay an
additional $60 since my car requires an extra part
(and install) to work with the theft bypass system.
Okay...it's now costing me close to $200, but what
the heck.
Anybody have one of these Viper starters? Any
thoughts on them?
Now my BIG question....
Obviously, when I know it's gonna be cold, I am
going to want to keep the HEAT/DEFROST set to turn
on when the car is started remotely.
How much strain is there on the battery when the
car is started with the DEFROST/HEAT turned on at
FULL BLAST? Is there added strain or is it no
different than starting the car and then turning
on the heat?
Looking forward to your answers.
auto-ignition starter in my car. After all,
it gets cold during the Winter here in Jersey
and there's nothing worse than waiting for a
car to warm up and THEN removing the ice off
the windows.
This week, 6th Avenue Electronics advertised a
Viper Remote Starter system Installed for
$129. Sounded like a good deal, so I went to
the store today and bought it. I had to pay an
additional $60 since my car requires an extra part
(and install) to work with the theft bypass system.
Okay...it's now costing me close to $200, but what
the heck.
Anybody have one of these Viper starters? Any
thoughts on them?
Now my BIG question....
Obviously, when I know it's gonna be cold, I am
going to want to keep the HEAT/DEFROST set to turn
on when the car is started remotely.
How much strain is there on the battery when the
car is started with the DEFROST/HEAT turned on at
FULL BLAST? Is there added strain or is it no
different than starting the car and then turning
on the heat?
Looking forward to your answers.