Are remote starters a harmless convenience or an unnecessary gimmick doing real damage to your vehicle?

Normally $700(!), this kit can start your car from up to 3,000 feet away. Plus: two sweet USB-related bonus deals. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and ...

As someone who spent the majority of their life in colder climates with no-nonsense winters, remote starters were the one aftermarket component fitted to most of the vehicles I’ve owned. While my ...

Car owners who live in places with extreme weather know how terrible it can be to sit in a car surrounded by snow waiting for it to heat up or to sweat in a sauna waiting for your A/C to cool down.

When it’s cold enough to form icicles on your eyelashes, or fry an omelette on your car’s hood, a little comfort is appreciated. Whether it’s extreme cold or unbearable heat, nothing helps ease that ...

Unless you’re lucky enough to leave your car in a climate-controlled garage, you’ve undoubtedly experienced winter mornings shivering behind your steering wheel while waiting for your car to warm up ...

Remote car starters are not particularly a new technology. These can help you save that extra bit of time when you walk to your door, and simply ease your everyday life. However, if you’re looking to ...

Temperatures climbed across KELOLAND Monday, but for many vehicle owners, the damage is already done. The bitter cold over ...

One of the best pieces of automotive tech to become widely available over the course of the past decade is remote start. You can have your vehicle warmed up on cold days, and in the heat of the summer ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

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To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...