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Jun 11, 2022 | 01:19 PM

Har-ray

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Best A8 Summer Feature

What a pleasure to remote start w/AC from indoors and get into a cool, cool car

Jun 11, 2022 | 05:16 PM

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Double down and have OnStar and then you can start it with your phone. From anywhere. Still inside the store? No problem.

Jun 11, 2022 | 05:47 PM

bbrown450

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Touche’…that is the only “extra” feature that I pay for …with every cent

Jun 11, 2022 | 07:18 PM

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Agreed, Florida is brutal for me.

Jun 12, 2022 | 02:19 AM

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It was 109 F in Paseo Robles, and the car had been sitting in the sun for fourhours, with the sunshade up, and I knew it was going to be very 🔥

I used the widget to remotely open the windows, started the car, closed the windows, with an inch at the top.

I waited five minutes and it was quite pleasant when I got in the car.

Jun 12, 2022 | 04:08 AM

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Definitely hard to argue that the remote start feature is not a good thing on a hot summer or cold winter day.

Jun 13, 2022 | 10:09 AM

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With the price of gas these days I'm not going to idle my engine unnecessarily at all, on a hot day if you open the windows and crank the AC you'll be comfortable in 2 or 3 minutes anyway. Or if you open the windows and pop the roof you'll be pretty comfortable pretty much right away unless it's 120 degrees outside.

Jun 13, 2022 | 01:01 PM

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• Idling uses up to 1⁄2 gallon of fuel per hour. At $6/gal.
$3/60 min. = .05/min.
2 or 3 min. idling = 10 or 15 cents

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Jun 13, 2022 | 01:05 PM

Patman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Har-ray

• Idling uses up to 1⁄2 gallon of fuel per hour. At $6/gal.
$3/60 min. = .05/min.
2 or 3 min. idling = 10 or 15 cents

Even still, I have never been a fan of idling an engine more than necessary, especially on initial startup. It's one of the worst things you can do for an engine.