optical_man
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Mazda Mobile Start
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Morning Optical Man,
Thanks So Much, I've been waiting to find out what all is offered and also that
it can be installed at the dealership.
Take Care,
CK
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- 2016 Mazda CX-5 GS
So I wonder how much the install is at the dealership? So it will be 2 charges? 1 for the hardware in my CX-5 at the dealership and then $75.00 per year to use the system???
optical_man
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- 2016 CX-5 GT AWD + tech
I don't have any inside information, but it was originally advertized as $550 USD (installed with one year subscription included) and then $65 per year after that.
I'm not lazy enough to take on extra monthly or annual bills so I can pull out my smartphone, unlock my smartphone, open the app, start the engine and set the heater on. Unless I was a long ways away from my vehicle, this would likely take me about the same amount of time as just using the key fob and setting the climate manually. And if it's that cold out I can scrape the windows and clear the lights as it's warming up. Of course this is coming from someone who actually started my Nissan Patrol with a dead battery (lights accidentally left on all day) by using the hand crank stowed in the back. That was pretty convenient, seeing how there was no one nearby on a freezing cold night at 11pm.
But this monthly/annual service is a non-starter (pun not intended) for this hombre.
Exactly.
Morning,
Well, my wife I'm sure would agree with you
about not being in my right mind, but it's nothing
to do with a Remote Start !!!!!!!!
On the Mazda Mobile Start, I for one, am excited about
getting it on my new car. While I'm not super excited about
having to pay an annual fee, I do like the fact of being able
to control the remote start with my Iphone instead of having
another remote. I've never had anything like this before, but it's my
Retirement Gift to myself, and will be nice to have a cool or warm
car to get into.
Take Care,
CK
I am also retired and also like to get into warm car in the winter months. I leave my remote start transmitter in the bedroom and start the car before I leave. How often do you need to remote start your car else where? I know about me because I've tried it. Shopping with the wife ( Macy's, Kohl's, ETC.) doesn't need a remote start because by the time she decides that she is ready to leave we check out and are in the car before it has time to heat up anyway. I do grocery shopping alone, so I'm fast. I buy the list, nothing else, no browsing. I'm back at the car before it chills completely. I'll admit there are a few times that I'd like to remote start the CX-5 when I'm away from the house, but not enough to carry the remote fob, or pay an annual fee. OK, if the annual fee were very cheap, like $10/yr, I'd pay that.
The pay subscription thing is nothing new. Since it's using your smart phone there has to be a way to communicate with the car and that's done with the cell service, which has to be paid for. I guess they could partner with service providers to add that service but I don't think there is a need for the extra step. Viper has a very similar remote start system call "smartstart" basically the same thing as mazda mobile start where it uses the smart phone and app for the remote. Vipers service is $69.49 per year or $139.99 for three years. That boils down to $5.79/month and $3.89/month respectively. I would like to see mazda offer a multi year plan like that, I would consider it more closely if they did. It will never happen but I wish there was a way to pay month to month so I could activate it just during the cold winter months. I don't see my self cooling the car off in summer but warming it in winter would be nice with the two little ones in tow.
Howdy Ride92,
I agree a multi-year would be much more
cost effective. I just wonder how long before
they're be an "App" that might not cost that much
or maybe a work-around? You know how Crafty Folks are
Here in Texas it will really be nice to have a Cool/ or a Cooling
car to get into when it's 100+ degrees out, and also here lately
a nice Warm car to get into in the Winter.
Look forward to hearing how it's working from Folks that have it already.
The Dealers that I've been in contact with seem to be in the Dark on
it, and how it works. Also, one seems to say it's a dealer item vs
a Built or Port Installed feature. Anyone have any info on this??
Take Care,
CK
I don't have any issue with them charging as much as they want for the service, I just have a problem agreeing to pay for it since it offers so little over the manual methods (reach in, push buttons).
Additionally, I live and travel in areas where there are still HUGE gaps in cellular coverage (regardless of carrier). So, not only would it not be worth it, it simply wouldn't work where I wanted to use it the most.
CX5T Lover
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- 2015 Mazda CX-5 Touring
"Find Your Parked Car From Virtually Anywhere.
You can already do that from just about any cell phone. There are various GPS apps one can get (some even free), that allow you to accomplish what the above title of the post wants you to do.
CX5T Lover
You can already do that from just about any cell phone. There are various GPS apps one can get (some even free), that allow you to accomplish what the above title of the post wants you to do.
CX5T Lover
