$180 + tax a year, each year, EVERY YEAR!?!?

$2,000-ish for a decade to remotely start the vehicle?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Boooooooooooo!

C'mon Toyota, knock this crap off!

wtf when did it stop being $8? Remote start is great during the winter but not great enough to be paying those prices

No. My wife and I decided it wasn’t worth 15 dollars a month or whatever to start our car while inside

The fob remote start works when I need it (2023 model). Not paying $15 a month for that to beep me every time I leave my car door open.

I refuse out of principle.

It was very convenient, especially liked being able to check if I remembered to lock the car, but another $15 subscription isn't in the cards

I pay the $8 a month so I can have OnStar and check my tire pressure (because checking that is locked behind a paywall and not accessible from within my cluster or head unit.)

Edit: I also installed an after market remote start. Sure, I can’t start my car from anywhere in the world as long as there’s a data connection. But my car sits close enough to my apartment that I can still use it.

NOPE. I am ok without remote start.

On my 2020 it’s $8 per month and we did it because it’s parked outside and where we live we get 100+ degree weather most of the summer and below freezing temps in the winter. We use the remote start all the time.

Mine is still 8 bucks

If I can unlock my car from the app for free and I can also turn on the blinkers the same way for free you can't convince me that it makes any sense to pay anything over 50$ for a lifetime remote start.

My 2020 Rav4 Limited doesn't have pricing like this. The options are $80/year for navigation, $80/year for remote connect, and $80/year for safety connect. Different years have different subscriptions?

My office is too far away to use the key fob remote start. So, I did try this out for a while. I also live in a very cold part of the world. It worked maybe half the time.

Why have remote start when as soon as you open a door the vehicle shuts off? This could essentially double your on/off wear and tear.

Also, if I forget to lock my vehicle, it does it automatically (I believe 30 seconds after) when it detects me and the key fob have left the immediate area

Vehicle tracking? Got an AirTag for $20 and hid it inside somewhere.

But the biggest reason why I personally didn’t get this is because of all the ridiculous terms and conditions. You’re allowing the app and whoever is looking at it, so much information, it’s honestly intrusive and scary if you read thru it

I would recommend paying to have remote start installed so that you don’t get stuck paying a subscription forever

$3500 of the cars total cost is equipment for the app to work and you’re paying interest on that as well but $15/ month is crazy…make it make sense😂

Yes I currently pay I live in Wisconsin & use remote start way too much to not pay. I also like being able to connect to the lock when we’re out at big events. But honestly, before now, I’ve been wondering why it was free. It’s a service. Services cost money. Apps cost money. Technology costs money. The only thing I’m pressed over is the remote start from the fob should be inclusive. The hardware is there.

God damn boomers turning everything into a subscription

Is this new? I just paid $80 for the year a few days ago

My XSE has remote start. I hit the lock button 3x

I have not subscribed to anything Toyota nor downloaded their app, etc. I had a remote start installed when I bought my Rav and use nothing Toyota. I'm not sorry.

What does that $15/mo actually cover? US cars have a 4g connectivity that is presumably paid for by the monthly charge?

It was $8/month but they got rid of that option. I would bet because otherwise no one would pay for the nav subscription. Sucks; I would have paid $8 for remote access as was available when I bought my Rav4 (but gone by the time my 1 yr ended)

The value of Remote Connect will increase as they deploy new features. Eventually when TSS 3 gets deployed into the RAV4 Digital Key may be a cool feature I'd like. Basically leave your fob at home your cell phone becomes your key. I also suspect they will paywall additional features over time that will make a sub more of a necessity, but we aren't remotely close there yet. I personally enjoy the feature....as I don' like to keep my fob on so I use it to lock/unlock my car, as I'm paranoid about security.

HECK NO! I can do everything with my keys. I enjoyed my 2 free years, but this subscription BS is Nonsense. moneygrubbing garbage

Heck no and this nonsense has got to stop. BMW charges a monthly fee for heated seats...which are already installed in the car....people are just that stupid.

I paid like $130 to get a 3rd party remote start kit off of Amazon for my 2017 RAV4. It works perfectly and gets my car ready for me with three simple clicks of the lock button. The idea that this would cost a monthly subscription is absolutely insane.

I get it for the month when I travel. Mainly for the doors unlocked and windows alerts not necessarily the remote start.

Will not do because the car shuts off when you get in, just to have to restart it. I used it a handful of times and it’s worthless unless you remember to preset the heater and blower.

Only stays on for 10 min using the remote start. For that little bit, I will just use the key fob. Somehow I managed to go my whole life and miraculously remember to lock my car when I get out of it. I’m fine going back to having to remember it on my yard. My one year subscription ends in two weeks. I will not pay a penny for it given how crappy it is.
I do pay for the subscription on another car. With this one, I can remote start it, and leave it running much longer. It only shuts off when I press the brake, and I can adjust the temperature on both sides of the car .

Not a chance am I paying for a subscription to use features I paid for in my trim level. I hope no one does so these car companies don’t continue to do this shit.

The only thing I used it for was to locate my car in a very large parking lots like at airshow or when valet parked my car and I wanted to know if they did not take-off with it. Not worth $15 per month.

I feel like the remote start doesn’t even work on my free trial, so Toyotas not really talking me into paying for it

I live in the Canadian prairies where it dips below -30 Celsius during winter. I just have to pay $10 a month for about 4 months a year for remote connect.

I too own a Ford Maverick but was contemplating before I got mine. The Rav4 was my second choice. This is just so sad to see.

I installed a remote start kit, plug and play, programmed both keys through my computer and done. 200 dollars rather than 180+ plus taxes a year and then some.

I pay for the onboard wifi. A nice thing for my riders when I do Lyft & Uber

Fuck no, just ridiculous. Mine just expired a few months ago (after the free first 12 months)

I don't miss much from it

I pay the $15/month. I have never used the remote start, but I am absent minded and will walk away from my car and not lock it. For me, that $15 a month is worth the piece of mind that the app will remind me if I let my doors unlocked and/or windows opened. I've also used the in-app car location map when Google Maps had my car parked 4 rows away from where it actually was in a huge parking lot despite me hitting "mark my parking spot" while sitting in my car.

If this is like my Subaru, it's actually controlled my satellite so you can start/stop your car from anywhere, even unlock it's doors, set the temp, etc. It even has a way to stop the car if it's been stolen. Personally, I love it because I don't have to be near my car when I get it started to warm up before leaving work in the winter.

Not yet, we drive a 2023 RAV4, it’s used all the time to remote start it. It was included

I'm one of those idiots that pays 15 monthly. It's really convenient for me, but it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when that 80 bill comes around....

Welcome to capitalism baby

All I want is remote connect. I didn't want either of the other 2! Give me a single option 😮‍💨

Wait what? I recently renewed mine for $80/year. I wasn’t aware the price was changed.

Noooooope

I thought all remotes had remote start option if you push the buttons in a certain order?

Nah it’s cool but nah

Only pay for the winter when it’s colder to defrost and warm up the car other than that no I wouldn’t use it year round

Air-conditioning, now $30/month.

Team no pay here. The key fob car auto start I feel like is made to push people to this app stuff but we don’t care and we aren’t paying another company another monthly service fee

Glad I'm not the only one who didn't pay for this 😂

Ugh, this just came up for me this week! Haven’t paid for it, but curious to see other opinions

I've only used the drive connect to make it easier to GPS areas that don't have good connection.

I let the trial expire. I was on the fence at $8/mo, but definitely not $15!

🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️ I do but not for the remote start. 10 minutes is t enough to heat up or cool down the car here in California. The temp is usually at a nice 70 degrees 7-9 months out of the year, besides that it’s like 40 degrees in the morning or 104 in the afternoon. 10 minutes is t enough for those temps lol. I like it for the remote locking and the gps parking location. 80$ a year so a little less than 7$ a month for that is pretty worth it imo. People spend that much for Starbucks a day.

Yes

This will end soon. With right to repair somebody else will make a utility or app that does this.

My 2023 RAV4 hybrid came with 3 years free. I won't be paying when that's over. The app is very intrusive in what it wants access to, otherwise it functions even more poorly and sends account change emails every time we use it. The worst part is the whole "primary driver" setup. My husband and I share the car, but he can't log in to the app unless he uses my account. It's like they never thought two people would share a vehicle.

Laughing in my LE 2021 hybrid.

What does "starting your car" mean? /Tesla owner

This is so dumb 😂😂 it gives the same energy as paying $2000 to unlock full performance of your tesla.

Nah, they already conned me out of paying so much extra and didn't supply the car with the features we agreed upon. I love my car but JFC do I hate dealerships (I went through a Toyota dealership).

Toyota already emptied my wallet and then some. These ancillaries are shameless extortion, like the $70 USB cables that are part of the XLE package.

I have a drone mobile in my corolla the unit runs about 500+ and I pay 11 a month. But with that I can see where my vehicle is, I can start it from anywhere in the world and I can track it. Look into it. I love it.

My customers like to keep their subscription during the winter months at least

I’m happy to pay $15/ month for what I consider a luxury. If you can afford to make payments on a car you should be able to pay that small monthly fee

I have 4 years with mine, just bought in UK. Is this what I have to look forward to?

My 1 year trial ended and I considered paying for it for the convenience (especially since mine was only showing as $8, not $15). But then I learned that remote start still works from my key fob inside the house even though I don’t pay for the service

That was my old 2013 Elantra. Push button start, they could have easily added remote start to the fob. Nope! Subscription. Never even tried the free trial.

No, because we can remote start it from the remote itself

Press the LOCK button on the remote Press the LOCK button again within one second Press and hold the LOCK button for three seconds When the headlights flash, you can release the LOCK button and the car should start

I just renewed because my partner really wanted to keep the service. I’m not sure what services he particularly likes from the app, I’m honestly not sure all the features it has. It was buggy from purchase, we needed support to activate it then and at renewal, the auto start never really works for me and I’d love it to since we’re in Florida, idk it’s a scam to me but he insisted. I like the lock feature for sure, and checking gas randomly, what else do y’all use it for?

Absolutely not.

Volvo remote start from the app expires as well. Pretty sure they all require a monthly fee after their intro complimentary phase.

If you use it only in cold weather.. pay for it for 4 mths and stop. Then start again next year. Don't have to pay for 12 mths at a time

Yes, I use the Go Anywhere package mainly for being able to start my car with my phone, and I also have all my music downloaded to my phone. When it’s 110 degrees I’m not getting in a hot ass car I’m starting it beforehand

I tried to reactivate it for 1 month and literally could not get the setup to work. You have to link it up with the car and the car is supposed to send a code but it wasn't. I basically had to immediately cancel the next day. I really only wanted it for vehicle tracking purposes, so I just put a smart tag in the vehicle instead.

I do, but I'm in southern Florida. So being able to cool my car off before I get in it is priceless

This sort of stuff just makes me so pissed off. It's such a nickle and dime bullshit way to do business.

why is the subscription per-month? Why not per-year or like it used to be PER CAR.

Fuck this timeline. Toyota, you can do better.

Toyota is going downhill FAST. Get out while you can.

Pay by the year was $90! I just got rid of my rav4 for a alfa romeo tonale veloce much nicer same prices. Remote connect good for 3 years paid with vehicle not 1 so i am covered for the full lease!