Hmmm my remote start has about a 1000' range and runs for 15 minutes.. I have nothing bad to say about my OE remote start.

 

You got the 2 way factory system? Mine had the run of the mill remote start remotes being a SLT the range sucked and there is no way to alter engine run time. It was 5 minutes you could set a clock to it.

 

Idk for sure if its the 2 way or not, how do I tell the difference? Mines a LT2 if it makes any difference. I got the remote start added on about a year ago. It cost me about $230 out the the door.

My wife's 08 Malibu, however, is horrible. I've never timed it but I bet it's 5-10 minutes and the range is proly 500'. I'm not impressed with it at all.

 

2 way is a digital remote

 

Yea mines not digital. It's just a regular remote.

 

Adding Remote Start? All you need to know!!! : Electrical

 

My stock one was crap it couldn't start from my living room had to walk to window where you could see the truck. Doesn't matter now remotes haven't been used since truck was 2 days old. Clifford fixed the problem

 

You think you could buy a set of eBAy key Fobs and take those to the dealer? Look almost identical

 

No can't just buy remote start remotes and have them programmed and work if your truck did not come factory equipped with remote start already. Go read on the first page I laid it all it how it has to be done and there is no way around it.

 

I understand that. My truck has the AP8. So it can be programmed but what I'm saying is could you take an eBay remote with the remote option And take that to the dealer instead of the GM oem. But I'm guessing the eBay one won't come with the code that the dealer needs when they call.