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08-20-2007, 01:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Greenville, Wisconsin
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To buy or not?
http://cgi.ebay.com/RV-boat-car-alar...QQcmdZViewItem
wut do u guys think?? does it really work? its so cheap its questionable...should i try it out?
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08-20-2007, 02:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Re: To buy or not?
For the price at least you are only going to lose 100 bucks. They might be real nice considering someone might have 5 finger discounted them. So if you have the extra money give it a shot. I have one but can't use the auto start because I have a manual. The one I have is a Prestige and it has a 1500 sqft range.
Shot at 2007-08-19
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08-20-2007, 05:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: honolulu, Hawaii
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Re: To buy or not?
well, i know people with manual cars that have the auto start enabled.
also know someone who stuck it in gear before using it... had the car butt-..kissing another car. 
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08-20-2007, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: East Millinocket, Maine
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Re: To buy or not?
Yea I would imagine it could work with a manual if you rigged the clutch star switch or whever it is ... (my 82 still has that even tho its an auto ... lol.) and just put the car in Neut with the Ebrake on just dont leave it in gear like I was taught to do lol
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08-20-2007, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Re: To buy or not?
A friend of mine got one on a 95 firebird. One night coming out of a store he thought he would be cool. Hit the auto start from in side the store and when he came out his car was ass ramming a brand new accord...lol
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08-20-2007, 02:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania
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Re: To buy or not?
Auto trans, yes. Had one on 2 different trucks... nice to get into a warm truck in the winter and a cool one in the summer.
You'd be out of your mind to put one in a manual trans car. UNLESS you had a fail-safe way of ensuring it was in neutral when you pushed the button.
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08-20-2007, 07:48 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: honolulu, Hawaii
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Re: To buy or not?
just be sure to alwas leave it in neutral
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08-20-2007, 11:02 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Greenville, Wisconsin
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Re: To buy or not?
well my car is an auto..so no need to worry about that, but i have to wait til next week for my paycheck cuzz i was on vacation last week...dahm
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08-21-2007, 11:32 AM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
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Re: To buy or not?
I know a guy that had one on his STI, and it was set up to only start with the E-brake up and not in gear.
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08-21-2007, 01:06 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salt Lake, Utah
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Re: To buy or not?
How hard are these things to install and how hard is it to bypass the neutral safety switch? I don't think i'd have much trouble leaving it in gear. I've had my car roll out of the driveway countless times because i leave it out of gear. Hell, i left it out of gear once when i got pulled over and started to roll away while the cop was talking to me. I felt so stupid.
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1967 Firebird 400 V8 Convertible. Primer Grey with green bondo spots. Cam, Headers, Dual Exhaust w/glasspacks, larger valves, 4bbl carb. TH400 w/ Shift Kit. My dad's ride, but will be mine someday.
Mileage unknown, doesn't have original speedo, switched the 120 for a 160.
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08-21-2007, 09:46 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Greenville, Wisconsin
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Re: To buy or not?
thats wut im wondering, how hard is it to install. but i havent spent a good long weekend with my car ripped apart in a while, so mabey it will be fun.
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08-22-2007, 07:32 AM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: tampa (but from philly), Florida
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Re: To buy or not?
the black RS was a stick and i had auto start on it...hell i think i was the first guy on here if not the only one that had that at the time...worked just fine, just when i took it to a service shop i never used it...good habbit to form! if u didnt park it dont click it!!
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