Ultrastart 4255/4500, Prestige, Marksman

Thanks Mobile, White Caddy.

I really was thinking about just getting the UltraStart, but the last thing I want is to have to put up with trouble.  I would much rather have a shorter range and not have to deal with problems like that.  Now its between the Prestige and Marksman.  I love the way the prestige remotes look but I don't think it shows the interior temp on the remote.  Anybody know which one will have better range?

Yeah, I just found that on their website.  Their 850 does it too.  The M11 from Marksman also does it.  It looks like they all will probably have about the same range.  Now I just gotta figure out which one stands out from the rest for me.

I have installed the autopage 750 in my truck and the prestige 996 in my car.  I have been pretty happy with both.  They both show the inside temperature of the vehicle, the autopage has a seperate sensor that you mount and the 996 has a sensor inside of the control module.  The 750 has been a very reliable remote start with decent range but like stated before the LCD transmitter is fragile.  I cracked the screen so nothing is veiwable anymore, and a replacement is like $100 at least.  The 996 was more affordable I picked an extra LCD up for like $40.  I cant comment on how well the 996 works for remote start because I dont use it.  But  install was pretty simple and I havnt really had any problems with either.

Jason

Jason,

Does the the 996 show the car interior temp on the actual LCD remote?  I was under the impression from the manual of the 996 that it displayed the temp on a display mounted in the car, not on the remote - which seems rather pointless.  Which one has better range the Autopage or the 996?

Yes, the Temp is displayed on the LCD.  As far a range goes I would say they are fairly equall but I have never really tested them both in the same location to see which one is better.  I bought the 996 becauseI wanted something that had alot of extra channel with the ability to configure the remote buttons for my mustang I really didnt care about the remote start feature.    If I had to say which one was better quality I would say the 750 would be my choice for remote start ( that is what is on my truck).  When I purchased the 750 the 850 wasnt around yet but it has the extra channels that I was looking for back then, but the remote looks a little bigger now.

Jason

Man, I don't know how I got the wrong idea from the manual but that's good to know.  I had pretty much ruled that one out because I thought it did not display the temp.  I like the looks of the remotes on the 996, and if the range is as good I just might go with it.  I still need to do some more research.  I have been so busy with other stuff, it may be awhile before I actually get around to buying one.  I guess it's no rush, not like I wanna go out in this cold and install one anyway.