Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> > On 6/24/2017 3:27 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > In this area, remote starters are not recommended. My friend has
> > > one and I always worry that her car will be stolen. She starts
> > > it from her bedroom and the car is parked on the street. Reason
> > > they are not recommended is that someone can just break a
> > > window, get in and take off. She already had her car stolen
> > > while she was at work. It's an older one but one of the most
> > > commonly stolen because there were only 6 different keys made
> > > that year.
> >
> > Nope, can't be stolen. Every remote made today has an automatic
> > kill built in. Jut touch the brake pedal to put it in gear and it
> > goes dead. Maybe some starters were not like that 30 years ago,
> > but not in the past 15 that I'm aware of.
>
> Hers is an old one. Her son got it for her as a gift. I'd never even
> heard of them when she got hers.
> >
> > Some people do run out and start the car and leave the key in it
> > while it warms up. Those are easily stolen.
>
> Yes.

Only if you leave it unlocked. Most are smart enough to lock it and
it's a rare person who doesnt have a second key to the car.

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