Some of us are very aware of the situation. Two miles from my house to the highway.
While you make some good points, I'm still getting a remote starter in my new car. Yep, I don't like freezing my ass of for the first five minutes of my 35 minute commute. In winter, my overall mileage drops about 2 mpg for the warm up time I do. The remote just saves me from running out and starting the car while I come back into the house to finish my tea.