Yea remote start is SWEEEEET in the winter. I have had it on three cars thats actually pretty bad odds concidering that I had almost 15 cars in my life time. Depending on brand will depend on what you pay. I have a Avital from what all the installers tell me it's the company that makes ALL alarm systems. The other people just have their name stuck on it, and charge a s**t load more money. I don't care though it does the job.