08 Dodge Avenger remote start
03-11-2008, 09:31 AM
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08 Dodge Avenger remote start
I have a question about the remote start on the 08 Avenger, hence the title. When you order this from Mopar, as it is not on this vehicle, does it come with a univseral keyfob, in other words the same one that comes with the Dodge Ram, Jeep Cherokee and the rest of the Chyrsler lineup, or is it one that's specific to the Avenger? I ask this because I found one that is suppose to be for the Avenger, but I don't see the trunk release button on it.
I would like to know this for sure before I order it because the Avenger doesn't have a key hole in the trunk. Eliminating the passenger side key hole is bad enough, but getting rid of the trunk key hole? That's going a bit far. Most people have keyless entry, but if you run into a situation like this, you're kind of stuck making a decision.
I would like to know this for sure before I order it because the Avenger doesn't have a key hole in the trunk. Eliminating the passenger side key hole is bad enough, but getting rid of the trunk key hole? That's going a bit far. Most people have keyless entry, but if you run into a situation like this, you're kind of stuck making a decision.
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RE: 08 Dodge Avenger remote start
My memory might be incorrect about this one, but I remember the Avenger having a metal key. I don't know about the remote start as it was only a test drive. I hear you about the concern about not having a key to unlock the car when the battery goes dead, or the power locks break (as what has happened on my car), or countless other scenarios that could make a seemingly flawless plan to the designers lead to disastrous consequences without a back up plan which causes results like the decaying mass at the bottom of the Atlantic that was "Unsinkable" which killed more than half the crew due to lack of a proper back up plan. Funny how cost saving and lack of thinking about the worst case scenario hasn't dawned yet on manufactures nearly one hundred years after such an example of the importance of a back up plan.
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03-12-2008, 10:12 AM
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Well, I was finally able to get a response from the person that was selling the remote start. After I got the response it disappeared, or I should say was sold. How nice. Apparently the keys are vehicle specific and have buttons that corrospond to the vehicle. So if you have a Ram then obviously it won't have the trunk release, but if you have an Avenger, then it should be on there.
The irony of not having a key hole on the trunk is that that is where most people keep their jumper cables. Your battery dies then obviously no keyless entry and I'm sure the button on the inside to open it doesn't work either. Guess that leaves granny to crawl in through the back seats that fold down.
Yes, in this day and time it's about how cheap we can make things, not about what if this happens. Pretty much exactly what sunk the unsinkable back in the day, though that thinking was based off of stupidity rather then how can we save money.
The irony of not having a key hole on the trunk is that that is where most people keep their jumper cables. Your battery dies then obviously no keyless entry and I'm sure the button on the inside to open it doesn't work either. Guess that leaves granny to crawl in through the back seats that fold down.
Yes, in this day and time it's about how cheap we can make things, not about what if this happens. Pretty much exactly what sunk the unsinkable back in the day, though that thinking was based off of stupidity rather then how can we save money.
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Well, I was finally able to get a response from the person that was selling the remote start. After I got the response it disappeared, or I should say was sold. How nice. Apparently the keys are vehicle specific and have buttons that corrospond to the vehicle. So if you have a Ram then obviously it won't have the trunk release, but if you have an Avenger, then it should be on there.
The irony of not having a key hole on the trunk is that that is where most people keep their jumper cables. Your battery dies then obviously no keyless entry and I'm sure the button on the inside to open it doesn't work either. Guess that leaves granny to crawl in through the back seats that fold down.
Yes, in this day and time it's about how cheap we can make things, not about what if this happens. Pretty much exactly what sunk the unsinkable back in the day, though that thinking was based off of stupidity rather then how can we save money.
Well, I was finally able to get a response from the person that was selling the remote start. After I got the response it disappeared, or I should say was sold. How nice. Apparently the keys are vehicle specific and have buttons that corrospond to the vehicle. So if you have a Ram then obviously it won't have the trunk release, but if you have an Avenger, then it should be on there.
The irony of not having a key hole on the trunk is that that is where most people keep their jumper cables. Your battery dies then obviously no keyless entry and I'm sure the button on the inside to open it doesn't work either. Guess that leaves granny to crawl in through the back seats that fold down.
Yes, in this day and time it's about how cheap we can make things, not about what if this happens. Pretty much exactly what sunk the unsinkable back in the day, though that thinking was based off of stupidity rather then how can we save money.
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RE: 08 Dodge Avenger remote start
I haven't seen a car like that yet, but I would imagine that it won't be long before they take the lock off the driver side also. Let's see, started with the back, or did the back ever have key holes, then they decided to take it off the passenger side, I'm sure that saves them some money, but come on, and now they have the trunk. The only thing left is the driver side. Should save them quite a bit of money. Waiting for that day to come.
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I haven't seen a car like that yet, but I would imagine that it won't be long before they take the lock off the driver side also. Let's see, started with the back, or did the back ever have key holes, then they decided to take it off the passenger side, I'm sure that saves them some money, but come on, and now they have the trunk. The only thing left is the driver side. Should save them quite a bit of money. Waiting for that day to come.
I haven't seen a car like that yet, but I would imagine that it won't be long before they take the lock off the driver side also. Let's see, started with the back, or did the back ever have key holes, then they decided to take it off the passenger side, I'm sure that saves them some money, but come on, and now they have the trunk. The only thing left is the driver side. Should save them quite a bit of money. Waiting for that day to come.
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Oh yeah, now that I think of it, I believe I know what you are talking about. I think I've seen some commercials on that or something, where you just walk to the car and open it with a button as long as the keyfob is in the close vecinity. The only thing I could think was, are you serious?
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Oh yeah, now that I think of it, I believe I know what you are talking about. I think I've seen some commercials on that or something, where you just walk to the car and open it with a button as long as the keyfob is in the close vecinity. The only thing I could think was, are you serious?
Oh yeah, now that I think of it, I believe I know what you are talking about. I think I've seen some commercials on that or something, where you just walk to the car and open it with a button as long as the keyfob is in the close vecinity. The only thing I could think was, are you serious?
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Yeah, no kidding. Instead it's, "this sounds like a good idea," and they put it into play without fully considering the consequences if something were to go wrong with that good idea. Your battery is dead in your keyfob so now you can't get into your car until you get a new battery. Let's just hope you are near a store that would carry it, or near a store at all for that matter. Now instead of locking your keys in your car, you keys lock you out of your car.
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