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Do you really need heated seats and remote start?

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Desert Runner

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rsweet said:
Love my heated seats on cold mornings.
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Back when I bought my truck, it came with the trim package. As [B]bgenlvtex[/B] said, heated seats are very nice. How nice, VERY!, I would never have optioned them on my own, But after a long trip, a day bending, or any stressful extended work day, they are nice to have going home after a workday. The first few times I used this feature I was amazed how much better I felt on arriving home. Truly did not realize what I was missing. So yes, I definitely recommend them.

On the subject of heated steering wheels, they were just coming into vogue, and were not common. So I can not comment. On remote starts, I would say that it is a climate call, as Winter plays a big role. I would have to defer to those with a remote start, and having a diesel (glow-plug) and how much battery stress is involved (cold cranking) to get your engine started.

I would say that if I lived in Sicily, a remote start would be a good idea....:sweatsmile::sweatsmile::sweatsmile::sweatsmile: . Ha-Ha.

Larry the cable guy says thats funny right there.:grinning:
 
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Road

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Sorry boys, and it may be the coupla beers in my belly as I'm planning vehicle mods and yet another year's extended adventures, but I do not understand the want/need/desire for such frills as heated seats, remote starts, or, really, heated steering wheels? Or to consider get-it-now because of future sales, though you may only use it yourself a couple of times?

Good Lord. That isn't 'overlanding' or adventuring, it's trying to recreate the comforts of home and/or worrying about potential future profits.

Not meant condescendingly at all, but y'all need to spend more real time outdoors and adventuring to know those things are small stuff in the bigger picture of things.

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Billiebob

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fikuhl said:
I'm getting ready to order a new JLU Rubicon and I don't think I'm going to max it out. Some of what I'm leaving off are the heated seats, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, and remote start. I don't have them in my current rig and don't think I'd use them very much if at all. Does anyone have any arguments as to why I would want/need these features or am I good to save the money? Thanks!
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PonoAdventures

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fikuhl said:
I'm getting ready to order a new JLU Rubicon and I don't think I'm going to max it out. Some of what I'm leaving off are the heated seats, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, and remote start. I don't have them in my current rig and don't think I'd use them very much if at all. Does anyone have any arguments as to why I would want/need these features or am I good to save the money? Thanks!
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All of them are a very nice luxury. Remote start is awesome during the summer and the heated seats/steering wheel is nice in the cold morning. I personally love the ventilates seats much more.

I absolutely love the adaptive cruise control. On long road trips it is a super nice feature to have. Now that I experienced I wouldn’t want to go back.
 
El-Dracho

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In the end, it's like always with equipment. You listen to many opinions and experiences and then you have to decide for yourself what you think is right for your purpose.

But I would like to bring another aspect into the discussion. I have a heated seat in the car. For me, it is not only comfortable and pleasant, but for me it is also a safety aspect. Safety aspect? Yes, I don't sit in the rig with a thick jacket or vest. Because that can cause the seat belt to not fit properly and tightly enough. By the way, this is also taught here in driver training courses! I think that's an important point!
 
bgenlvtex

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Road said:
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Sorry boys, and it may be the coupla beers in my belly as I'm planning vehicle mods and yet another year's extended adventures, but I do not understand the want/need/desire for such frills as heated seats, remote starts, or, really, heated steering wheels? Or to consider get-it-now because of future sales, though you may only use it yourself a couple of times?

Good Lord. That isn't 'overlanding' or adventuring, it's trying to recreate the comforts of home and/or worrying about potential future profits.

Not meant condescendingly at all, but y'all need to spend more real time outdoors and adventuring to know those things are small stuff in the bigger picture of things.

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I worked outdoors for decades, rain snow,blistering heat made no difference my job had me outside.

"Overlanding" is a hobby, not some glorious voyage into the unknown carrying everything I own on my back, it's a hobby. It's a hobby filled with conveniences and unnecessary items. I do not feel compelled in even the slightest way to walk past a convenience or a comfort because that doesn't comport with someone else notion of what "overlanding" is.

Because of that first line up there two things are carried forward, some omnipresent physical reminders which are somewhat mitigated by comforts others may not understand, and the financial means to buy whatever I want but particularly comfort items.

These "do I NEED" some such threads all turn out the same, every last one of them, sooner or later somebody comes out with some thinly veiled bullshit suggesting that if you don't do it their way, you're a little light in the loafers. The ONLY answer, ever unless the question is "do I need water and air" is "no"

I got out, I get out, and I don't have to project my sturdy outdoors facade by embracing antiquated, obsolete vehicle technology or enduring even one moment of discomfort that I don't invite.

Now I have to go fashion a pair of socks out out of a desiccated porcupine husk and walk to work.
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Ghost of Albert Johnson sneers in the general direction of your brand of "overlanding" and thinks to himself (not condescendingly) "y'all need to spend more real time outdoors and adventuring "
 
Cypress

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No. The fewer options the better. Give me heat, A/C, and power steering. The rest of it is useless fluff that is just another point of failure.
 
Alanymarce

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Road said:
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I had a nice luxury two-door coupe once, though of a vintage too early for heated seats. Drove it all over the country east of the Mississippi through New England blizzards and southern humid summers and all.

I bought some real sheepskin covers--thick son-of-a-bitches-- for both front seats and never worried about cold or hot "pleather" again. I'm seriously thinking of looking up the same guy, a sheep farmer in Maine, who made my first set decades ago and getting some for Vannery O'Connor. Reminded me of working on farms every time they got wet if I left my sunroof open and it rained; quite a pleasant smell really, full of lanolin and wool; not offensive at all.
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Good point - I had sheepskins in Europe, once again before heated seats existed. They were great as you say, at least for temperatures down to zero C or so.
 
old_man

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I grew up in an era before AC. If you have to be that comfortable, just stay home. :blush:

It is no longer an adventure if you bring your whole world along with you.
 
RMCM

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Need, no. Like, yes. But if they weren’t part of the vehicle I wanted, I would not not order them separately.
 
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fikuhl said:
I'm getting ready to order a new JLU Rubicon and I don't think I'm going to max it out. Some of what I'm leaving off are the heated seats, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, and remote start. I don't have them in my current rig and don't think I'd use them very much if at all. Does anyone have any arguments as to why I would want/need these features or am I good to save the money? Thanks!
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Hi! It all depends on 2 things,
1. will it be your daily
2. do you have an actual winter where you live

I'm from Montreal so yes remote starter a must with -30C and diesel truck
the seats heat up a bit so I dont have to sit on an iceberg for 20 minutes:tearsofjoy:

cruze control is not necessary but sometimes useful on the highway for long rides, saves on tickets lol
I wish I had a heated steering wheel but more of a luxury than necessity
good luck with your purchase
 
MidOH

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Heated mirrors are nice. But the things you mentioned are useless to me. And when they fail, they devalue the vehicle more than if they were never even there.

I start my truck in the winter and have to brush snow off and load up, so remote start isn't too handy either.

Avoid the LED headlights.
 
Billiebob

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I'm never going to buy anything newer than a TJ.

You realize the new 4 cylinder JL has a 48 volt lithium ion battery under the drivers seat AND to work it has a coolant loop to keep it warm, plus an air conditioning loop to keep it cool. Se you just ran coolant and AC lines under the chassis to keep the stop/start battery operational. So yer on the Rubicon and the engine shuts off. PRAY you don't damage the coolant, AC or extra battery cables under the chassis.

I just convinced myself, I want a Willys

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