Quote Originally Posted by syslight View Post
I thought we covered this one once before.. but i did not see it in the search. the onstar system keeps me from buying another GM product and the technology has been available ever since onstar first came out. By the way any one notice that the government is about to buy the auto makers? just think have great this will be when they have it set so that your car is designed to only go up to the speed limit... and the police will be able to stop you from their car, maybe to "check your travel papers" at will. Oh happy day!

nope I'm not a conspiracy theorist just analyzing the trends
I thought we did too

I'm against it. Yeah, it's a neat thing and I'm sure it would come in handy if the case arose, but I don't trust a company like GM to have that kind of power, nor do I trust any part of our government with it either. Yet another reason I bought a Dodge...

The only new car from GM I think I'd like to get my mitts on is a Camaro, and I would actively find ways to rid it of the OnStar components, whether it means shielding the satellite sending unit or removing it altogether. Besides the Camaro, I think I can stick with the oldies.

@Quick: OBD I actually came out far earlier than 94. Its first mandated use was in 87 by California, but the framework behind it actually came out in 75. You're right on OBD II though- mandated use was for model year 96 onward. The main difference between the two (if anyone is interested) is that ODB II has a standard system and a standard plug for diagnostics. Most OBD I systems work on a series of flashing light codes.