Icon134 0 #1 April 12, 2007 So I've got the TV on in the other room while working on my computer (I like a little background noise) so I overheard a Nissan Altima Commercial talking about the Push Button Start... (i.e. you have a Key Fob in your pocket/purse and start the car by pushing a button on the dash) is this more or less just another level of laziness... or is it something that is actually pretty cool...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #2 April 12, 2007 I once made one for my old BMW. It was just a novelty, no real practical use. In those old BMWs, you could also program a start passcode on the on-board computer. Now that was cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #3 April 12, 2007 The old Army jeeps used to have an on/off switch, just like a light switch. I guess back in WWII the Army didn't want to worry about GIs losing their keys in the middle of a battle. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #4 April 12, 2007 Rented on this year for Dublin.....takes a moment to get used to , but then very very cool. No fumbling with keys walking to the car to get in... no having to ever take our key out of your pocket actually.....very very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #5 April 12, 2007 Those systems have been around for years as after-market add-ons. Theyt used to be popular in the frozen north lands. Ten minutes before leaving work on a frigid day you'd walk over to a window where you could see your car from, hit the button on the keychain fob, and by the time you left work your car was all warmed up and toasty for the drive home. I had an old Dodge mid-60s station wagon that had one installed.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 April 12, 2007 QuoteThe old Army jeeps used to have an on/off switch, just like a light switch. I guess back in WWII the Army didn't want to worry about GIs losing their keys in the middle of a battle. Motorheads made a killing painting new unit designations on the bumpers when a strange one showed up in the motor pool..My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 5 #7 April 12, 2007 same here, 87 JEEP wrangler, no keys required,no keys to lose. if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #8 April 12, 2007 Cadillac did that a few years ago with their two seater sports car. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #9 April 12, 2007 Remote start is the shiznit on a cold day, but just a push button start, lame.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 5 #10 April 12, 2007 QuoteRemote start is the shiznit on a cold day, but just a push button start, lame. right on hippie, for a car agreed, besides you would have to unlock the steering column with the key anyway, kinda defeats the purpose. but for an offroad type ride, like a jeep, its stylin. dont want to lose keys in the middle of bumfuck nowhere while youre wheelin, or get so much mud/sand in the ignition module that you cant get a key back in the fucker.if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 April 12, 2007 Quote Cadillac did that a few years ago with their two seater sports car. Skip the caddy. I hear a horse and carriage is better. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #12 April 12, 2007 It is ok. Kind of cool becuase it gives you more leg room. No dangling keys if you like the steering wheel low like I do.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #13 April 12, 2007 QuoteRented on this year for Dublin.....takes a moment to get used to , but then very very cool. No fumbling with keys walking to the car to get in... no having to ever take our key out of your pocket actually.....very very nice. Some cars have the ability to know you have the 'keys' in your pocket and let you in, let you start it without inserting them. Other cars with a push button start switch still need to have keys inserted. The push button start is supposed to make you feel like you're in a race car.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #14 April 12, 2007 QuoteSome cars have the ability to know you have the 'keys' in your pocket and let you in, let you start it without inserting them. I test-drove a Mercedes with that option. The "key" was basically a credit card that you just put in your wallet. As long as it was in the car, the pushbutton would work. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #15 April 12, 2007 QuoteSo I've got the TV on in the other room while working on my computer (I like a little background noise) so I overheard a Nissan Altima Commercial talking about the Push Button Start... (i.e. you have a Key Fob in your pocket/purse and start the car by pushing a button on the dash) is this more or less just another level of laziness... or is it something that is actually pretty cool... I have this huge mess of fobs, and cards for home, office, workshop, and storage facility. Sometimes I worry that having the whole mess hanging from my ignition switch is going to do bad things. Especially since German cars are NOTORIOUS for "minor" electrical problems. Push button start would avoid the whole issue. I also want my mirrors, seat adjustments, climate controls, and radio station to adjust when they recognize my fob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iambeav2 0 #16 April 12, 2007 Another reason why this is good, is imagine all the people who have tried to start their car w/ the key not all the way in, have been in a hurry to take the key out, or just have broken the key/bent the key doing other things. This prevents that the most. If one thing sucks is not losing your keys, but breaking them off in the ignition (not experience, just by witness) and not able to use your spare, b/c it don't fit. On another note, this def. is not a new technology. Personally, I love those German, french, swedish, and italian monster machines (veyron and so forth) have had them for a while!!...it's not the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone...it's the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until someone appreciates it for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #17 April 12, 2007 It is. A horse and carriage is the WORKS!. Unfortunately, I can't indulge those things anymore - at least not with anyone else...I'm getting (gulp) MARRIED (gulp) this Sunday so my days of carriage rides (with single lovely ladies) look like they are coming to an end. (whimper, snivel, whine). TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #18 April 12, 2007 QuoteRemote start is the shiznit on a cold day, but just a push button start, lame.I would love to have a remote start... especially since it can be rather chilly up here in the north.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #19 April 12, 2007 Been helping my boss with the car phone on his new 7 Series BMW. It has a pocket FOB but it only works for the starter not the door locks. Damn shame.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 79 #20 April 12, 2007 I have a friend who's mother recently got a car with a push button start. It seems they hang the car keys on a hook in garage when they come home. The hook was close enough to the car for her to get in the car start it and drive to the store. Unfortunately, the store was too far from the hook in the garage to start the car in the parking lot after shopping. Oooops! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #21 April 12, 2007 QuoteThe old Army jeeps used to have an on/off switch, just like a light switch. I guess back in WWII the Army didn't want to worry about GIs losing their keys in the middle of a battle. Actually in WWII they had magneasium strips on all the steering wheels of the jeeps, so if they ever had to abandon a vehicle the germans couldn't take it. Then any motor poolie who was attached to a platoon came across this vehicle they would have a steering assembly that they would be able to replace the burnt up one with, and then they would have a vehicle. I have no referances to back this information up, and i am sure the motor poolie who told me this is probibly dead by now. We had a long transport from the Northport VA hospital to the Wilkes Barr VA hospitalDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #22 April 12, 2007 Quotetakes a moment to get used to , but then very very cool. I was pretty creeped out by it. But that might have just been your driving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #23 April 12, 2007 QuoteQuotetakes a moment to get used to , but then very very cool. I was pretty creeped out by it. But that might have just been your driving. What do you mean? I saw that red light.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #24 April 13, 2007 I think Infinity has had it avaliable for a couple few years now.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
