Remote Start

Is there any consensus on the best remote start for 2023 Tacoma?
I see various brands: Startx, MPC, Compustar, N2

This

$165 Compustar CS7900-AS All-in-One 2-Way Remote Start and Alarm Bundle w/ 3000 Feet Range

Compustar comes with remotes. Is this in addition to the existing remote I have or does it replace it?

 

Are you installing yourself? I see a lot of users here like the N2 for ease of install, but I don’t know anything about it.
Do you have a push to start? There’s a preorder for a new one that doesn’t turn off the truck when you open the door. First on the market with that feature

 

do you have a link to that new one with the door trigger override?

 

My bad, I thought the post was still on the first page

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/remote-start-no-door-shutdown-feedback-needed.805890/

Product page:
https://accessorides.com/products/p...-tacoma-remote-start-with-takeover-push-start

 

I will have it installed. The truck has push button start.

 

Sorry, should have linked that one with my original comment. The product page is in my comment above

 

I like the one you link to (the preorder).
Except.
Smartphone APP Phone Control
Start your car from your smartphone from anywhere in the world. First year of service is free, $39.99 each year after. 3x lock from OEM fob will work as well.

Nah, I'll stop short of the app. I don't want to pay $40 a year to start my truck

 

There are several purchase options:

• 3x from OEM Fob only
• 1-way 1500ft
• 2-way 3000ft
• Smart Phone controls
• Full House

So the first one uses the OEM fob, and the others use their fob.
<sarcasm>That's all I need is to carry around 2 fobs. </sarcasm>

 

It’s all about your personal needs.
Prior to apps and oem fob functionality, you had to carry a remote start fob as it was the only option.
3x oem fob should work on your truck right now, so the only reason to pay for this option would be for the door override. You’d only be able to start your truck in the range of the oem fob, so basically just from inside your house. When you’re out and about you’d have to be right next to the thing before it would work. Why even bother remote starting it right before you get in?

I pay 3 years at a time to use an app with my autostart so I can fire it up from the center of a large cement building, before I walk the half mile from work to the parking lot when it’s 0F and below. It will show where my truck is at (gps), whether or not the doors are locked and cabin temp anywhere with cellular coverage. I can program speed and geofence notifications and set up a start schedule, so the vehicle runs daily when parked for extended periods and it’s real cold. It also has Bluetooth, but the distance is about equal to the oem fob.

 

I have Compustar plus DroneMobile on all 3 vehicles. Well worth the money to pay for the subscription to have the mobile app.

 

why do you need a remote start? just jump in and go

 

I have the N2 remote start and it's been great. You have to pay a yearly fee after the first year though. And the oem fob only works to start it when you're in range of the truck. The app has been super convenient for me though and I don't mind the yearly fee for the convenience of having the truck either cooled down or warmed up before I try to get my 2 year old in the truck

 

I have the Arctic Start which works with Drone Mobile. Mine's a manual so it required two extra modules for the transmission and the security. Info in link below.

The remote replaces yours.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...3rd-gen-today.399305/page-13538#post-29306157

 

because some of us dont like getting in a freezing cold truck in winter time.
It's his truck. Not sure why it matters to you.

 

The 2 way long range remotes are great for starting your Taco from inside a building. For close range your oem remote starts the truck too.

 

I was very happy with N2 design, when I had my Tacoma.