What is your daily beater?

[GrayStangGT]

Truck weighs somewhere near 16,000-17,000 pounds.

That's a lot of steel, our 3500's with a toolbox bed and hoist only weigh 11-12k. We have actually received overweight tickets due to one having 2 50hp electric motors in the bed.

[KBScobravert]

My F550 aptly named "The BEAST". This was one of two that I had in Kabul back in 2006 until 2008 that we used convoys. Since those days it has moved around a few times and has been up here in my new area of operations for a year.

2005 F550 4wd dually fully uparmored with a armored "personnel carrier" in the bed and a lift gate. The "personnel" part of that theory doesn't work so well. Usually results in someone getting hurt or them puking everywhere from motion sickness.

Truck weighs somewhere near 16,000-17,000 pounds.

[LaserSVT]

Remote start is my favorite feature overall, even moreso than heated/cooled seats on newer cars. GM is pretty awesome too as their remote link app will let you start your car from anywhere in the world if you have an internet connection. Realistically, it's good for when you are at the other end of the mall or whatever and you want to start the car as you're walking towards it, but you're still way out of range of the key fob.

That's why my truck has a Clifford in it. I can start it from almost 2 miles away.

Mine shuts off in 12 minutes and on the really cold mornings I go through almost two full cycles before I go outside to leave for work.

[Trip McNeely]

Yes, I think you need the subscription for it to work.

Oh well, I'm screwed then. lol

[quikag]

Do you need the Onstar subscription though? I opted out of that after the trial.

Yes, I think you need the subscription for it to work.

[GrayStangGT]

I have remote start, but in single digit and negative temps, it doesn't warm up fast enough in the 10 minutes before it shuts off.

Yea I never understood why GM made it so short, at least Ford lets you up it to 15min. Even at 15 being a diesel mine just barely has the windshield thawed.

[Trip McNeely]

Do you need the Onstar subscription though? I opted out of that after the trial.

[quikag]

Download the Onstar RemoteLink app. It'll work on your vehicles as they are pretty new. It works pretty good.

[Trip McNeely]

I need to see if I can get that app. A coworker has that on his Grand Cherokee and loves it. You can heat the seats and all from anywhere, no set distance. He does it from his iPhone.

[quikag]

Remote start is my favorite feature overall, even moreso than heated/cooled seats on newer cars. GM is pretty awesome too as their remote link app will let you start your car from anywhere in the world if you have an internet connection. Realistically, it's good for when you are at the other end of the mall or whatever and you want to start the car as you're walking towards it, but you're still way out of range of the key fob.

[Trip McNeely]

Do remote start for another ten minutes. That's what I do when it's really cold.

I will have to try that, thanks.

[quikag]

I have remote start, but in single digit and negative temps, it doesn't warm up fast enough in the 10 minutes before it shuts off.

Do remote start for another ten minutes. That's what I do when it's really cold.

Shit, I do that here if we get any winter weather.

I just park in my garage.

[Trip McNeely]

Luckily remote start can deal with just about any weather issues we run into out here.

I have remote start, but in single digit and negative temps, it doesn't warm up fast enough in the 10 minutes before it shuts off.

[MstangsBware]

Classic 88 Pontiac Fiero(Multi-Color Edition)


With a few MODs..