Push start button yes or no 🤔
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If it could be done easily and without a lot of splicing of wires, I’d go for it. I have push button start on my C7 and Lincoln and like it.
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I never understood the fixation. I have it on a couple of vehicles and it is no big deal. I still have to carry a key fob. I never use the proximity unlock and lock because it is a pain when washing or working on the vehicle.
The only thing I do wish I could change is the seat and wheel memory moving back with out removing the key. Often I will just move it to work on it and have to remove the key to unlock the door and move the seat.
The only thing I do wish I could change is the seat and wheel memory moving back with out removing the key. Often I will just move it to work on it and have to remove the key to unlock the door and move the seat.
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From: West Virginia
Have one vehicle with old fashioned, key in side of column ignition, one with key moved to dash (C5) and one with push button. Down side of the Fob/Push button scheme is that theft is easy with "cloners". Equally, the other two both have theft prevention technology - they are stick shifts. I still prefer a conventional key, personally.
To the comment about the original Mini push button start - different altogether, you put the key in the ignition on the dash, and hit the button between the seats. It was a simple push switch which directly connected the rear mounted battery to the starter - no relays, etc.
To the comment about the original Mini push button start - different altogether, you put the key in the ignition on the dash, and hit the button between the seats. It was a simple push switch which directly connected the rear mounted battery to the starter - no relays, etc.
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Only push start car I ever had was a 1966 Nova. In my teens, I had my girlfriend sit in the drivers seat, put the car in high gear, and press the clutch in. Then I'd start pushing!!! It usually started!! 
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Melting Slicks
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Splicing wires in a car known for electrical gremlins for a pointless button is a bad idea. It's like knowingly feeding a Mogwai after midnight or purposefully getting it wet. NFG