Anyone recommend a good car starter?

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Nov 7, 2005 | 12:49 PM

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JordyO

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Originally posted by ShonBesharah:
future shop is now stocking 2 units for standard. we have the nordic start(by autostart) ant the newstart(by compustar).My personal fave is the newstart, it has 1500 ft range and is very reliable. also as an add on we have a LCD remote and ant.

Shon... how much for the newstart? Might wanna get one for the gf for Xmas

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Nov 7, 2005 | 03:38 PM

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JRSTAR

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the newstart from Future shop is around $189 for manual trans installed +50 for locks + 100installed for key bypass and if you want the two way add on it's an extra $129

Nov 7, 2005 | 04:34 PM

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ShonBesharah

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JRSTAR do u work at future shop with rob?

Nov 7, 2005 | 05:23 PM

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compustar and autostart have typicaly been the most reliable.
my choice compustar it is what i have used in all mine and my friends vehicles.

Nov 7, 2005 | 06:39 PM

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ShonBesharah

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we (future shop 604)sold and installed alot of the Newstarts(compustar)last season and to this date we have only seen ONE unit come back because of a defect.The units are reliable!

Nov 7, 2005 | 07:22 PM

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THUNDERFOCUS

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you only had one NUSTART come in for warranty work?? i was told they were recalled last year. all of them here in Thunder Bay messed up anyways. those have to be the biggest boomarangs i've ever seen by any brand.

Nov 7, 2005 | 09:15 PM

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Ex-Maxx

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Nordic start for me has usually been the most reliable brand, however this year we've had a few defective modules right out of the box, which is strange. The NuStart models overall are pretty decent, but I've been having issues with them dragging the starter a little, even after trying different tach signals and re-programming them a number of times. That, and they really need to idot-proof the valet mode. Viper modules seem solid, but I've had a number of customers come back with transmitters that either work intermittently or have stopped working altogether due to the button terminals going bad. Sometimes spraying with contact cleaner resolves the issue, sometimes not. I guess they all have their quirks...