The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter 454
An anonymous reader writes "Wish you could start your car via your cell phone, but don't feel like ponying up the $40k for a Chevrolet Volt or $499 (plus $29 a year) for an aftermarket system from Viper? This hack relies on a cheap prepaid cellphone that has had its vibration motor surgically removed, replaced by a couple of leads triggering the car's starter. Whenever the phone receives a call it starts up the car — a somewhat dodgy proposition if a telemarketer ever gets hold of your number, but an interesting solution nonetheless. Total cost of the project: $71.03."
But can it make me a sammich? (Score:5, Funny)
Wish you could start your car via your cell phone
No, not even remotely.
Heh heh... remotely...
Meh. This is basically an adaptation (Score:4, Funny)
of your standard cell phone triggered terrorist bomb. Nothing new here.
Re:Better not park it where I live... (Score:1, Funny)
More like (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Telemarketer solution (Score:2, Funny)
North American car owners prefer automatics because you can't eat a cheeseburger and talk on the phone while applying makeup & reading the newspaper if you're driving stick.
pffff.. I'm doing all that *and* posting on slashdot while driving a stick
Re: Idling is bad for the engine (Score:2, Funny)
Re: Idling is bad for the engine (Score:4, Funny)
I'd just like to thank you for specifying your units [google.com] there.
Re: Idling is bad for the engine (Score:3, Funny)
Re: Idling is bad for the engine (Score:4, Funny)
But someone could have confused it with Kelvin or Rankine.
Re: Idling is bad for the engine (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry, I don't speak Spanish.