Awful economy at idle

[mac7]

Is there a topic on this?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=153115.0

[AndyC]

Imagine how I feel I have Clifford remote start and its a Golf R

I would imagine you feel quite warm most of the time. 
Are these things expensive? I wouldn't mind one for my old Ibiza as the poor thing sits out in my works car park and has to be started at 5 in the morning every day. Would be nice to walk out of my living hell office into a warm car instead of spending ages chipping ice off of it whilst I wait for the engine and cabin to warm up (I'm a scraper not a de-icer sprayer).

The Remote Start cost £175 plus a clifford alarm is required"alarm cost £600", I chose the Cocept 650 with Canbus Feature so the alarm basically talks to the ECU rather than override it.  The chip from your spare key is also fitted in the alarm for the factory imobiliser thing.

[AndyC]

Imagine how I feel I have Clifford remote start and its a Golf R

How did they get round the clutch having to be pressed before the car would start?

I'm sure I read when the GTI just came out across the pond the only way to install a remote start was to basically remove the ignition barrel and have a key permanently in it hidden under the dash!!  How this got round the depressed clutch though I haven't a clue.

My car is specced with dsg so no need for clutch pressing,  the spare keys chip is inside the alarm in the dash to override the factory immobiliser, when you start it via remote you cant drive it until you place the other key in the ignition.

[RedHP]

Imagine how I feel I have Clifford remote start and its a Golf R

How did they get round the clutch having to be pressed before the car would start?

I'm sure I read when the GTI just came out across the pond the only way to install a remote start was to basically remove the ignition barrel and have a key permanently in it hidden under the dash!!  How this got round the depressed clutch though I haven't a clue.

My car is specced with dsg so no need for clutch pressing,  the spare keys chip is inside the alarm in the dash to override the factory immobiliser, when you start it via remote you cant drive it until you place the other key in the ignition.

My mate had a similar set up in his Sierra Cossy (a few years ago now), brilliant for the winter.
My missus wants to have this in her Corsa, during the cold weather. It would cost more than the value of her car !

[AndyC]

Imagine how I feel I have Clifford remote start and its a Golf R

How did they get round the clutch having to be pressed before the car would start?

I'm sure I read when the GTI just came out across the pond the only way to install a remote start was to basically remove the ignition barrel and have a key permanently in it hidden under the dash!!  How this got round the depressed clutch though I haven't a clue.

My car is specced with dsg so no need for clutch pressing,  the spare keys chip is inside the alarm in the dash to override the factory immobiliser, when you start it via remote you cant drive it until you place the other key in the ignition.

My mate had a similar set up in his Sierra Cossy (a few years ago now), brilliant for the winter.
My missus wants to have this in her Corsa, during the cold weather. It would cost more than the value of her car !

It is a good bit of kit, you can get it cheaper if you buy the advant guard series and ask for the remote start on that, when you sell your corsa take it off and fit it to the new car.  Another cool feature is the mobile phone kit where your car can text you.  Really good if your board and no one else to txt.