Mr.Cookie

Hi

As some people are aware being the lazy sod i am i have remote engine start, saves me being in the car to warm it up .

Anyway Bin men always come on a wednesday so i park my car in main car park rather than outside kitchen window, just leaving work tonight look through window saw a car parked next to mine and press button to start car. Leave work saying by to everyone and walk up step to car thinking strange could have sworn there was a car next to mine, as i get closer there's a woman stood on the pavement turn round and says to me "erm excuse me i just parked next to that car there and it started itself, so i <B>moved</B> just incaes it drove off".

I think i almost died laughing

Simon

[This message has been edited by Mr.Cookie (edited 25 October 2000).]

Hunk

That's nothing! Did you see Knightrider? Has a Kit-car that does the same thing, AND talks to the lady you mentioned!
My last boss was a short guy. Fat but short, like a blown-up midget. Drove a big Merc. From behind it was impossible to see him behind the headrests, and these were on the lowest position. We placed a 'sticker' on his bumper 'hunk ya horn if no driver behind the wheel' In Dutch. He drove a week with it before he got to load groceries or something.

Jerome

Going off on a slight tangent here (well it is 5.40am!), my brother drove for several days with a number plate his works mates had made up, over the top of his real number, which read "W**KER". Virtually died when I saw it...

Jerome.

Mike Rainbird

No, I'm too embarrased!
LOL
Mike R

blubs

Whatever it is Rainbird, spill it!!

Anyway, I thought your parameter for embarrassment would be considerably higher given the make of vehicle you drive

Get on with your work aswell

blubs

carl

I don't have remote start. I like to leave my car in gear, for three reasons:

1) Stops people cutting handbrake cable and rolling it away
2) Experience of Citroen's efforts at locking rear discs involved car rolling down street after brakes had cooled
3) Used to own a Saab which you have to leave in reverse to get the keys out

Whilst I'd quite like remote starting, I can see it being a bit embarrasing when my car knocks the neighbours fence over on a cold winter's morning.

richards

impossible - car needs to be in neutral before you can initiate a remote start after you have left and armed the car.

steve McCulloch

Clifford had a faultly batch on their older Clifford Concept 50x

I had one fitted - parked up - came back and there was a bunch of people standing round it - transpires that it had started itself - thos presented a problem and it kept doing it - had to disconnnet battery to stop it

Got it fixed - but no explanation other than faultly unit

Cliffords also have a tendency not to work in my neck of the woods - in Brisol North they get interference from the RAC mast - crap system I guess

I have no such worries with Sigma - cheaper and better IMHO

Mr.Cookie

Come on Mike your in the presence of friends , and carl i would agree with you on the older systems that should in <B>theory</B> be installed on auto's (code and old clifford) as a mate once crashed through his workshop (hi paul if your online and still have the cossie and do stealth missions).

Simon

Mr555

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<B>"erm excuse me i just parked next to that car there and it started itself, so i moved</B> just incase it drove off".

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You should have told her it's OK, it's your invisible mate, and he wouldn't have left without you.

Mr.Cookie

And she'd have probably bought it too

Simon

Mike Rainbird

Ask me in person, 'cos there's no way I'm posting for ALL and sundry to see! (I have some street cred still (somewhere ).
LOL
Mike R