Give me remote, or give me death!
Remote start with climate control is by far the best feature bluelink has to offer.
Remote start with climate control is by far the best feature bluelink has to offer.
Bluelink™ | Is it worth it? | The Great Debate
Bluelink is free for 3 years right after purchasing your car (top/denim trim only).
There are 3 Bluelink packages: Connected Care, Remote, and Guidance.
The picture above shows a summary of what each package can do for you.
After the 3 year freebie, each package costs about $99 per year in the USA.
Personal Synopsis:
Honestly, I think I would only keep the Remote Package, because I use it the most.
Sometimes, I forget whether I locked the car, or not so this feature locks it for me remotely although it has limitation if there is no signal.
The stolen vehicle feature is nice, too. Like, the GPS shows you where your car is, and the car itself can be immobilized.
The other 2 services are non-existent for me.
The Guidance Package is only helpful when driving and inputting an address via voice command. On-board navigation doesn't let you enter an address via keypad while driving.
The Connected Care Package is nice, but I take my car for maintenance twice a year regardless so I hear the maintenance reports from the service tech themselves.
I don't use roadside assistance, because I got my own AAA membership.
What do you guys think?
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Remote start is great because you can scare people who are too near your car 
There will be a time when people are gonna be so dependent on technology that there will be a drawback to it.
#1stWorldProblems
There will be a time when people are gonna be so dependent on technology that there will be a drawback to it.
#1stWorldProblems
Newer Honda Bros have the HondaLink™ to remote start with climate control their cars.
The only drawback is that their car turns off upon opening of their doors. So they have to start it again once they "officially" enter the vehicle.
This is done to prevent thefts. Same with Toyota and Lexus.
Besides warming up the car and using the AC, like why bother starting remotely if you are going to start it again?
Weird Feature to the point that I did not want to buy a Rav4 just because of the remote start botchery.
Remote Start > AWD
Is a plus for some people like me, always in a rush and cant remember if I locked the doors or not 50/50 I forget to lock . It is also nice for the winter for me because I must of the time park few blocks from home and I like it to be nice and warm when I get to the car and last if you get towed (bad experience) it will tell you that you are getting towed away hahahaha
50/50 I forget to lock . It is also nice for the winter for me because I must of the time park few blocks from home and I like it to be nice and warm when I get to the car and last if you get towed (bad experience) it will tell you that you are getting towed away hahahaha
Is a plus for some people like me, always in a rush and cant remember if I locked the doors or not
The towing part is interesting.
Can you elaborate?
It is for Down Town Los Angeles Purposes.
Well im in NY, I fought the ticket I was given by the police because it actually say "blocking driveway by an inch" ridiculous. The tow truck broke my door when he opened to put it in neutral because the owner called the worst company in town with 0 stars reviews lol. At the end I stop by to fight with him and the idiot screams that he knows my car and he will break it next time he see it, I told him that I know where he lives and I love to light stuff on fire. Long story short his house when on sale a week after. Bluelink send me a notification that my car is being towed and the door was forced something like that.The towing part is interesting.
Can you elaborate?
It is for Down Town Los Angeles Purposes.
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