Pontiac Solstice Forum - View Single Post - Removing Onstar Completely

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Originally Posted by Small Dealer

As to the misinterpretation of my initial post, perhaps it was due to it's one line nature.

The purchase of a Used Car can be very difficult. Guessing at previous use, the evaluation of current condition and the projection of future reliability is all very hard. Now do that for several different versions of the vehicle of choice and it gets harder. Especially from a distance. Always wondering if the right choice was made. The lack of understanding about OnStar, made me hope that the more important part of picking the right car goes well.

AMAZING! Calling it a misinterpretation and then saying the exact same thing in more fluffy and comfortable language! In my personal defense, I did look through several of the previous threads on onstar, but found many conflicting posts and information. XM box here vs. there, Onstar module here vs. there, antennae removal works vs. does not work, integrated into car's computer workings vs. not, etc, etc. Therefore, for some strange reason that must be rooted in stupidity and the innate inability to effectively purchase used cars, I decided it might be wise to try again with people re-looking at the topic and seeing if anyone had concrete understanding of where everything was.

And the joke about the black helicopter is well taken --- if someone were to ask me, "If given the power, would the Onstar system be used against you and result in your car being turned off against your will?" ---- I would answer, "No --- the probability of that in this country is astronomically low --- chances are extremely slim that it would ever happen". Now let me ask the question from a different angle to try and make my point --- imagine this question being asked to you 10 years ago ---- "Should someone you have never met or know nothing about have the right to control whether or not your car will start on any given day?" --- the answer might be quite different. It's about the right for someone to be able to do this --- not whether or not I think it would actually happen.

	wrangler812 Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Quote: Originally Posted by Small Dealer As to the misinterpretation of my initial post, perhaps it was due to it's one line nature. The purchase of a Used Car can be very difficult. Guessing at previous use, the evaluation of current condition and the projection of future reliability is all very hard. Now do that for several different versions of the vehicle of choice and it gets harder. Especially from a distance. Always wondering if the right choice was made. The lack of understanding about OnStar, made me hope that the more important part of picking the right car goes well. AMAZING! Calling it a misinterpretation and then saying the exact same thing in more fluffy and comfortable language! In my personal defense, I did look through several of the previous threads on onstar, but found many conflicting posts and information. XM box here vs. there, Onstar module here vs. there, antennae removal works vs. does not work, integrated into car's computer workings vs. not, etc, etc. Therefore, for some strange reason that must be rooted in stupidity and the innate inability to effectively purchase used cars, I decided it might be wise to try again with people re-looking at the topic and seeing if anyone had concrete understanding of where everything was. And the joke about the black helicopter is well taken --- if someone were to ask me, "If given the power, would the Onstar system be used against you and result in your car being turned off against your will?" ---- I would answer, "No --- the probability of that in this country is astronomically low --- chances are extremely slim that it would ever happen". Now let me ask the question from a different angle to try and make my point --- imagine this question being asked to you 10 years ago ---- "Should someone you have never met or know nothing about have the right to control whether or not your car will start on any given day?" --- the answer might be quite different. It's about the right for someone to be able to do this --- not whether or not I think it would actually happen.