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Originally Posted by
Small Dealer
You will be happy to know that in the future OnStar and XM will no longer be options. They have been added to the list of standard equipment.
It would be a shame for GM to loose you as an owner just as they are becoming the first manufacturer to make a committment to their owner's safety before-during-after an accident, by making features such as StabiliTrak and OnStar standard equipment.
StabiliTrak is a saftey feature (and not one I'm interested in unless it has a defeat button.)
OnStar is an inferior implementation of features available through inexpensive devices that require no service fee. It reduces my saftey by interrupting enjoyable driving with operatiors asking if I have been in a collision.
In car calling? Bluetooth headset. $50
Directions? GPS unit. $200
Diagnostic services? OBD2 reader. $70
And all those things can be moved and work with my other cars. If I had 4 cars with OnStar, I'd theoretically be paying for service on four cars, rather than moving a GPS or bluetooth headset around as I need it.
Collision detection? Not interested.
Sending mileage info to my insurance company? Not interested. (If you sign up for that do they also send the collision data to GMAC Insurance? Even worse!)
XM? XM is crap. The car stereo plays burned MP3 CDs. There is an audio in port for a music player on the front of it. Both of those options don't require an ugly antenna on the back of my car, and LET ME FAST FORWARD AND SKIP TRACKS. If I'm going to be at the mercy of a program director, I'll be at the mercy of one FOR FREE on terrestrial radio. More likely, though, I'll bring my own music and have an even better time.