Onstar Question
#11
09-24-2007, 11:46 AM
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#12
09-24-2007, 12:15 PM
RE: Onstar Question
Why would a rental company remove OnStar though. It has the GPS capability to find it if it is stolen?
#13
09-24-2007, 12:50 PM
RE: Onstar Question
Most rental agencies carry a huge insurance system and get a good amount of money if the car is stolen. And a lot of Major rental agencies wont buy 1-2 cars at a time. They will buy 50-100 cars from GM fleet. Removing onstar is around 1,000 back into the pocket of the rental agency per car. So you can look at a savings of 50,000 to 100,000 off the bottom line.
#14
09-24-2007, 12:57 PM
RE: Onstar Question
I got my onstar disabled once I learned that you can listen to the conversations using a regular analogue scanner. Not that im paranoid, but I enjoy my privacy. And the thief system only works when the battery is connected. If the thief can defeat passlock 3+, they can disconnect a battery, rendering it useless. Me and GPZ had this debate a long while ago, and when I first got it, I loved it. Now I see that it isnt worth it.
Unless you do this mod.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/15/45/
Unless you do this mod.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/15/45/
#15
09-24-2007, 01:18 PM
Monte Of The Month -- February 2008
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Born in East LA
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#16
09-24-2007, 01:31 PM
RE: Onstar Question
lol @ the mod ...
Thanks for the info i figured it had something to do with the car being used ...
It is susposed to have some sort of device on it already something along with the alarm system named KARR
Thanks for the info i figured it had something to do with the car being used ...
It is susposed to have some sort of device on it already something along with the alarm system named KARR
#17
09-24-2007, 02:43 PM
RE: Onstar Question
ORIGINAL: HyperFox
Most rental agencies carry a huge insurance system and get a good amount of money if the car is stolen. And a lot of Major rental agencies wont buy 1-2 cars at a time. They will buy 50-100 cars from GM fleet. Removing onstar is around 1,000 back into the pocket of the rental agency per car. So you can look at a savings of 50,000 to 100,000 off the bottom line.
Most rental agencies carry a huge insurance system and get a good amount of money if the car is stolen. And a lot of Major rental agencies wont buy 1-2 cars at a time. They will buy 50-100 cars from GM fleet. Removing onstar is around 1,000 back into the pocket of the rental agency per car. So you can look at a savings of 50,000 to 100,000 off the bottom line.
#18
09-24-2007, 02:44 PM
RE: Onstar Question
ORIGINAL: HyperFox
I got my onstar disabled once I learned that you can listen to the conversations using a regular analogue scanner. Not that im paranoid, but I enjoy my privacy. And the thief system only works when the battery is connected. If the thief can defeat passlock 3+, they can disconnect a battery, rendering it useless. Me and GPZ had this debate a long while ago, and when I first got it, I loved it. Now I see that it isnt worth it.
Unless you do this mod.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/15/45/
I got my onstar disabled once I learned that you can listen to the conversations using a regular analogue scanner. Not that im paranoid, but I enjoy my privacy. And the thief system only works when the battery is connected. If the thief can defeat passlock 3+, they can disconnect a battery, rendering it useless. Me and GPZ had this debate a long while ago, and when I first got it, I loved it. Now I see that it isnt worth it.
Unless you do this mod.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/15/45/
#19
09-25-2007, 12:30 AM
RE: Onstar Question
Turns your Onstar into a GPS signal for your laptop. Dont' go by a 600$ GPS unit, buy a 1500$ laptop. Buy microsoft streets and trips for 120$ and plug this hack into it.... (yeah right...)
Basically saves you a few bucks bynot having to buy the GPS "puck" antenna.
I'll admit it's a really neat rig, if you have a spare laptop lieing around.. and don't want to have another puck antenna stuck on the car.. but seriously? Unless I do a Car-PC I'd rather buy the antenna.
Basically saves you a few bucks bynot having to buy the GPS "puck" antenna.
I'll admit it's a really neat rig, if you have a spare laptop lieing around.. and don't want to have another puck antenna stuck on the car.. but seriously? Unless I do a Car-PC I'd rather buy the antenna.
#20
09-25-2007, 09:48 AM
RE: Onstar Question
Thanks! I plan on just getting an Alpine Navigation system for the car next year anyway. Hopefully the prices for the model I want drop by then.