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

Certain combinations work, like chocolate and peanut butter or Black Sabbath and eardrums. Other combinations don't, like orange juice and toothpaste or remote starters and manual transmissions. Well, ...

Even if you didn't buy your Toyota Tundra with a remote start system, you may still be able to add one. A remote start system offers many benefits, including a comfortable cabin temperature. Learn the ...

Those with the remote engine start (RES) feature for their vehicle will tell you it's a joy to have, especially in very hot or frigid weather. This king of all convenience features allows a car owner ...

Remote starters are a godsend for people who deal with freezing temperatures. Car owners who live in areas where there’s cold weather know how inconvenient it is sitting in a frozen car waiting for it ...

Dear Car Talk: I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood. My neighbor has a remote starter he uses with his car. Annoyingly, when he remote starts it, the car horn honks first. Is the honk supposed to wake ...

If you regularly park in a crowded lot, you might be considering a remote vehicle starter for added convenience and security. Besides being easy to use, remote vehicle starters also allow your engine ...

An automotive remote starter is the kind of device you don’t know you need or want until you’ve actually used one. It allows you to control functions of your car from afar. One of the most common uses ...

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 ...