Because eventually you will pay for it as a service. It's a bad trend for automakers. All connected features can go away without subscriptions eventually. If its on a fob, you own it. If it's in an app, you pay.
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wont that be some shit. want to remote start your car? ONLY $9.99 A MONTH!
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Same here. First time for me to have a rearview camera, steering wheel controls - but now that I've moved to the midwest from the south - remote start and seat heaters FTW.
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I'm all for app's for vehicles and such, but that's just stupid that it's not on the key fob as well. I actually just Googled it thinking "that can't be true!"
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yup. its crazy. my M4 and Blazer have it on the app and fob. Not the D90 though. You can buy this ridiculous "activity key" that has it. Its a damn watch. I am not wearing a LR key/watch lol
Anyone use the schedule start on the Ford app ? I schedule my Bronco to start up every morning at a certain time. All I do is crack the garage door and it start up as scheduled . VERY COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep. Other auto makers already do it. Or charge monthly to upgrade from 3G.
ugh. best.... well worst.... part is that I will probably bend over and pay it bc I "need" it during the summer. Too damn prissy to get into a car thats 150 degrees lol
Actually it was only $8/month but Toyota received a lot of pushback and are now reconsidering.
Also, the Fordpass app has a longer range than the key fob
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8? thats a steal! lol
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I've never not had a remote start, from my first vehicle a 96 Explorer to today. Good snow tires and a remote start are a must have.
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Ford actually stopped charging for the FordPass Connect back in '19. Used to be a subscription fee..
Ford dropped the fee in 2019
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Remote start on all but one of my vehicles love it here in the Northeast.
Unfortunately, Remote start is not available with the manual transmission Bronco even though - I think - its part of the LUX package.
Well, I can tell you the GMC app sucks compared to the Ford app. Probably because I don't pay their Onstar fee of $35.99 p/m or $399.90 p/y (crazy, who pays that?). You can get the remote access only for $9.99 p/m or $149.90 p/y but they don't make it easy to find. Probably the future I guess.
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