My car has combo lock doors so I can leave it running without somebody stealing it! What a bunch of Barney Fifes!...................
I left my truck running for most of the day last week. Cold outside, equipment batteries and spray paint inside the truck stayed nice and warm.
First thing I did when I bought the truck is make a bunch of spare keys (thank goodness they didn’t have the expensive chips in them!). I have the key in the ignition running, and lock the doors with the key fob in my pocket.
Although I bet “they” could have got me for crimes against humanity as per UN Regulation 666 for “Egregious emissions of global warming gases”.
I don’t get this. First, I live in New England, and it was 0 degrees when I came out this morning...nobody, anywhere, can tell me that jumping in, starting it and pulling out immediately is good for the engine. It cannot be, and it isn’t. That is just common sense.
Secondly, I am no shrinking violet, but if I can drive in a vehicle that is at 35 degrees when I get in, that is a hell of a lot more desirable than driving in a car that takes 5-10 minutes to get to 35 degrees.
Thirdly, if your remote starter is running with no key, putting the car into drive shuts it off without the key, and the doors are locked anyway, who in the Hell is going to steal that car.
This is the stupidest nanny-state, anti-mechanical legislation and article I have ever seen. Unbelievable.