ONSTAR...Worth it ?
 

Does anyone suscribe to ONSTAR with their vehicles ?
I'm considering it for added security ? How secure is it ?
And is it worth it ? :confused:
Thanks.

Ask your insurance company if you have on-star, if it will be a discount. Most of the times On-Star will pay for itself with the savings on your car insurance, so that alone makes it worth it :)

I have it, and I'm happy with it. It's just some added insurance I think. I personally don't get a discount on my actual insurance, but I like to have it for a peace of mind kind of thing.

on star
 

Thanks fellas.... I think I'm going to give it a try. GM offers a 3 month trial
for "preowned" vehicles with On-Star.
One concern that I have is ...if, a would be car theif can disable the On-Star
system some how ?
But I'm going to give it a try.

I have had it since day one on my Monte...I only have the basic though (so no turn by turn navigation or any of that with the package I got).

But I DO get a discount for Onstar on my car insurance. Plus, I like the monthly diagnostic emails they send you. On top of that, it keeps records or oil life and monthly mileage, which is always good for resale value.

I like it, and think its worth the $18.95 per month.

Ditto, minus discount.

X100000000 on the On-star!

I used the 3 month trial on my GXP, and cancelled after that, IMO ~$20 a month is way too high for something I never use. Here are the features off their site:

This would be nice if I drove a lot out in the middle of nowhere. Now that I live in a bigger city, there are always plenty of other people on the road. Plus, what if you have a minor accident at a drag strip or something?

I have a cell phone if I have a non-accident related emergency. Only reason I could see this is if I was old and afraid of having a heart attack or something.

Useless for me- if everything is working fine, and there is no service engine light- I don't need a report. I have an autotap scan tool that I occasionally plug in to check stuff anyways. Plus, I'm fully capable of checking my own tire pressure and doing my own oil changes.


I have a cell phone, and even on speaker phone, it is easier to talk to people on the cell. I don't want another phone number and such, and I always carry my phone.

I have a portable garmin GPS that has an actual screen. If I really wanted navigation, I'd either upgrade to the GM navi unit or get an aftermarket one. For the ~$30 a month it costs to have this, you could buy a navigation unit in 2 or 3 years from the money you save and have free navigation all the time, with a big screen. Heck, even in 6 months you could buy a portable GPS.


This would be kinda nice- but I don't know if I'd want the vehicle back at all if it gets stolen. I'd almost rather just have the insurance money to go get something else, rather than get my ragged-on-to-death car back.


I've honestly never done this, and its kinda hard to do if you always lock your car with your remote.

I have a cell phone for that with a towing company in my local city on my contact list. I'll do my own tire changes instead of paying someone to do it. I could see if I travelled a lot- but I usually fly and get a rental where I go.

This seems kinda far fetched where I live- I can't really think of any natural disasters bad enough for me to not know where my loved ones or food/water would be.


Seems like another good thing for old people- I may not be able to tell you the exact spot I parked in every time, but I can at least get close enough that my remote will honk the horn.



I don't know, maybe I'm odd, but I didn't use the thing once for the 3 months I had it. Seems like its basically like buying an extra insurance plan, and an extra $200-300 a year is a substantial increase in my insurance. Also, my insurance company does not offer a discount for it- and from the shopping around I've done, I'm getting about the lowest rate I can be for the coverage and services I want anways.

I thought about getting it but on my car, the system has to be upgraded to digital and that requires you to get the plan for a full year so for me to get it, it would cost me $215 and my insurance also does not give discounts for having it. I'm still undecided.

Wayne

I feel pretty much the same way bumpin does. If i was a travelling salesman or on the road a lot... maybe, but with my circumatances I can't justify it right now. However, hearing about discounts on insurance I will talk with my agent at some point and if a discount would basically pay for it then heck yea I'll look into it.

That being said my opinion is that as a "Thank you for buying GM" I think the accident response should be free of charge, after all how often will your new vehicle be involved in an accident bad enough to set off the air bags without totalling the car? As well I think the tracking of a stolen car should be the same way, again how often will it get stolen? Or how about a per use basis. Give them your cc # and to open the doors $20, directions $5, etc. OR let people sign up for short periods IE: when going on vacations. I would have been willing to pay $20 on my last vacation to have it just in case something happened.

Just some of my mindless ramblings.