here in balmy winnipeg, the real question when you get into your car in the
morning is:

"Which finger am I freezing off from the damn frozen steering wheel?" At -
30F last week, command start is great, and i would NOT recommend just driving
away.

I have command start. I use it to start my car as I walk towards it in the
parking lot, to allow it to warm up sufficiently to drive. When its -30F,
usually its about a minute or 2. -15F and above I don't think it really
matters.

t

Eric Edwards wrote:
>>remote starter is not a good idea. you do not need to "warm up the
>>engine" - it's very bad for it in fact. just get in and drive away.
>
>Isn't remote start all about cold climates? I left the land of ice and
>snow years ago but what I remember is that start and go was did not work
>in January. It's more like:
>
>1) Get in car. D*mn! it's cold.
>2) Start car and defroster.
>3) Go outside and scrape the ice. D*mn it's cold!
>4) Go back in. It's still cold and I still can't see well enough.
>5) Go back out and scrape some more.
>6) It's not great but it's good enough. Still very cold. Drive.
>
>Remote start that allowed me to get the heater and defroster going while
>staying someplace warm would be quite useful.
>

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