Originally Posted by
Joe Bikerider
I don’t see any real advantage of the push button start. But now two out of our three cars don’t have any key. One disadvantage of push button was demonstrated recently at a trip to the airport. The fob was in my wife’s purse, I was driving. At the curb she jumped out to find our daughter that we were picking up. As she ran off the car started making some beeping noise and the outline of a key appeared on the dash. The car was still running though so I was able to park. If I had stopped the engine then I guess I would have been stuck.
Of course you don't, you live in California.
Here in places where we have winter, people love remote starts because they can fire up the car from the warmth of their homes or workplaces, let them idle for a few minutes, and then the car won't be so cold when they get in. Seems wasteful to me, but Americans love convenience and comfort.
Odd that a key symbol is used in a keyless vehicle.
It has recognition and momentum. Note how a floppy disk is still used as the "Save" icon in so many programs.
