I use it all the time and I'm fine with it, but that's not important. As I said earlier (did you read it?) it's not about the product, it's about the labour involved.

I've used it for that, it works. But the product they use is quite unimportant. If they have something better, why not? The critical thing will be the labour costs.

WD 40 does that. Did you see the TG episode in which they tried to kill the Hi-Lux?

I'd say go for it! (If you are in the market for such a car that is.) At that price, one could take it to a good shop have them disassemble half the car to get rid of possible water damage. Have them spray a little WD 40 in every electrical connection, etc. Even have some part shipped fron the UK. How much could that…

Exactly. It makes sense with some jobs. I'd like the guys who wrenches on my car to be kinda certified, but hair cutting? What could possibly go wrong?

Travis, there is a professional body for EVERYTHING in Germany. Just to open his mobile salon this guy had to undergo about 5 years of training.

The Audi Quattro Concept.

They are usually powered by the battery. My roommate has an E61 with the BMW factory heater. He can set a clock to start the heater/ventilation, or use a special remote with a large antennae for which he only needs a clear line of sight to the car and can then start the heater from 300 ft or more away. No extra power…

Independent vehicle heater, can be ordered from the factpry with pretty much any new car or installed after market.

The problem with a cold engine is that the oil is cold as well, gets thick, and can't reach into every spot in the engine, so that there are parts with poor to no lubrication. It you just drive off with moderate revs (under 3500 rpm) the engine heats up quite quickly, and the oil properly lubricates the engine. If you…

If you had read through the thread, you would know that I'm not a Yank. That's probably why I'm so perplexed that they actually let their engines run in idle.

Well, actually it's even worse if you let it idle instead of just driving off. And for de-misting the windows, that what the AC is for. I'm from the Alps, so we get a bit of winter over here as well.

I don't live in a "state" at all! I'm in Germany, Bavaria to be specific. On the foothills of the Alps, and we know our winter here. If you had read what I responded to the others you might have gathered that.

People, once you get used to this new thingamabob you might actually like it. I'm from Jalopnik, we had this change about 2 months ago. At first it caused a lot of confusion, but then we learned to live with it and use it's features. And that was us ham fisted car people! As far as I understand it, lifehacker is about…

Oh Orlover, you got me laughing! That ad really made me wanna take a luxurious dump after eating all that luxury food.

Isn't that illegal, running your engine in idle without sitting in it? It is over here (Germany). For people who are worried about such stuff, there are better ways to warm up or cool down a car without letting it run in idle which will drain the battery, unnecessarily prolong the heating up process of the engine, and…

Oh god! That's what I was fearing to be honest. Isn't that illegal? It is over here. In Germany, people who have to leave their cars outside and worry about such things have a special heater that warms up the coolant and heats the car installed. It uses less fuel than running the engine in idle, doesn't cause problems…

Question: What is a remote start system good for? Nobody in their right mind would want to start the engine without anybody being in the car, would they?

Aaaah, classic Clarkson. Loved it then, still love it now!

3. Get some fucking sense of humour before making an ass out of yourself.