Fantastic news. Competition is good.
Plus, OnStar is a great concept. Perhaps mitigated slightly by some cell-phone services, though.

I’m so sick of the monthly service fee business model that so many businesses are trying to move to. I’ve already got too many monthly bills for phone, cable, internet, sattelite radio, and I’m just not paying any more monthly bills.

Completely agree with Madcapp. All of these monthly service bills are ridiculous.

I like their pay-per-use program though. That’s basically like itunes

I don’t like to be tracked and system like OnStar does just that!

Tin foil hat time!

so does your cell phone sharpie, stop being paranpoid, evil gm wont hurt you too bad.

“Chrysler to offer system to rival OnStar, Sync” – LLN Headline

I think Chrysler should worry about offering VEHICLES that rival the competition first (and the public might really want to purchase). While this system sounds like a great idea, it will not matter much if nobody wants to purchase the vehicle in which the system has been installed.

Hopefully for Hughes Telematics, the “high-profile luxury brand” that will offer this system will be a manufacturer of more desirable cars than Chrysler.

Chrysler to offer system to rival OnStar, Sync
well it wont be that good then

Good point, CTS, but I can live without a cell phone (Seriously I can!). I do need a car to get around and I blame suburbia!

mazdaman: I agree

…never miss a chance to slag something domestic, eh mazdaman?

johnnycanuck:
I am not a domestic basher. I have submitted positive posts about the Cadillac CTS, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Malibu, and Pontiac Vibe (although I realize this is a Toyota product beneath the Pontiac badge).

In fact I praised the Vibe’s design while I criticized the Matrix. If I was automatically import loyal and my only goal was to bash domestic products, then I would have taken opposite stances concerning the Vibe and Matrix.

If you need further proof, read the post I submitted about Cadillac entering the market in Australia.

I do believe that Chrysler is in need of a complete overhaul. I believe that they were terribly mismanaged under their “merger” with Daimler (an import brand whose praises I should be shouting according to your accusation). I could see the momentum that Chrysler was building in the 90’s totally derailed by Daimler. I would like to see them overcome that dark period in their recent history and eventually emerge as a manufacturer of desirable, competitive products in the auto market.

Just because I have a soft spot for Mazda (based mainly on an extrememly positive ownership experience), doesn’t mean that I am automatically against the domestic auto industry.

mazdaman:
The first car I ever owned was a Mazda RX-3 followed by two RX-4’s. I sold Mazdas (Simon Fraser Sales in Burnaby, B.C.) straight out of high school in 1979- 1st gen RX-7’s, the first 626 and the GLC. At least we have this much in common.

I also have a very soft spot for Chrysler and in case you haven’t read my rebuttal to your Nissan Quest/Dodge Caravan musings I direct your attention the Nissan FORUM Concept article.

This not so much about an import vs domestic pissing contest than it is about being a f*cking know it all. If you truly believe you know as much as you profess about the auto industry then what the f*ck are you doing on this site.

I ask a lot of questions because there is a lot I do not know, and I enjoy hearing from those who reply to my queries. If you’ve already got the answer to everything you might as well roll over and f*cking die because there’s no point in going on- is there?

And besides, mazdaman, my wife already knows everything so she’s got you covered!

Purdue: LMAO! Gotta love the paranoid crowd…

Hey Chrysler, build cars that aren’t ****, and then worry about competing with OnStar.

Add all the monthly fees up and it’s a lot of money.

In the future it will be hard to make a “beautiful woman-car broke down on the side of road” slasher movie.

I to hate monthly fees. If your going to monthly fee me for use atleast give the product away like cell phones and satelite radios.
D TJ. Jeep should be praised for those zerk fittings you hate. Keep greasing those and that suspension will work quietly forever. Japanese trucks use teflon bushings that wear out usually by 100K or so, lower maintenance but lesser durability.

Get Real, maybe they could make one about a crazed OnStar-employed stalker.

mazdaman has always been fair and unbiased, i thought basically the same thing he did, work on quality FIRST then add the gadgets.
swervy damn you nailed the bushings I replaced mine in the frontier at 120,000 miles.