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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by neckardt on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:36AM (#21770012)
The point is heating up the car so it's warm when you get inside. I don't have this feature and I live in the northern US. In the winter the car is freezing for the first 3 minutes as there is no heat until the engine warms up. Being able to start the car from the other side of the parking lot would increase my comfort by a large amount.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by consp on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:39AM (#21770032)
Isn't this why they invented preheaters? My old car blew out warm air after 10 seconds.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by Daniel_sk on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:21AM (#21770242)
Cars in EU usually have an auxiliary heater as an option you can purchase. This safely preheats the car, it’s a heater running on car’s fuel, but without the need to start the engine. They have remote and scheduled starts.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by 0db532a0 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:41AM (#21770039)
It is not too hard to install a remote ignition system or have one installed.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by lm28469 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:45AM (#21770836)
> In the winter the car is freezing for the first 3 minutes as there is no heat until the engine warms up.

If this isn't the epitome of a first world problem... Imagine the man power, resources and money spend so that we can avoid being cold for 3 minutes.

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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by michaelcampbell on Thursday December 12, 2019 @07:13AM (#21771172)
Or 15, or 30 or more; and not paying attention to driving as well as you could because of the extreme discomfort of having to do so in double-digit below freezing temperatures.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday December 12, 2019 @07:28AM (#21771261)
Surely you were wandering around outside in these exact same temperatures only moments before?
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by michaelcampbell on Monday December 23, 2019 @10:37AM (#21864246)
Not in my garage, no. And even if so, for a few seconds.
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