# Remote car starter that does not need installation?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-that-does-not-need-installation/711392>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-that-does-not-need-installation/711392 "2015-01-31T01:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-that-does-not-need-installation/711392/41 "2015-02-09T15:32:19Z")

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I had an old Dodge Aries K-car with a broken heating system. It would have cost more than the car was worth to fix. So for $30ish I found an [electric throw blanket](http://www.walmart.com/ip/22134610?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227017417398&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40839965912&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78653334272&veh=sem) with an adapter to plug it into the cigarette lighter. It kept me toasty warm in stop-and-go traffic where even the best car heaters would have trouble keeping up.

And in searching for that [I found this,](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher-12V-Heater-and-Fan-150W-1225/21642167?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_top&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id=Nr_Ccg5SyQFipP7C669808&category=&client_guid=959f8ab1-db4f-48b0-8474-f7032f15268e&customer_id_enc=f05bec4b-e3c0-22e0-e044-001517f43a86&config_id=2&parent_item_id=22134610&parent_anchor_item_id&guid=292ae494-7d5f-49dd-8fa9-ffbeef95bddf&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.0&findingMethod=p13n) which looks even better. It costs less, warms the whole car, and on icy mornings you could set it on the dashboard to help you get going sooner.

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