Comments on: GM’s OnStar launches Stolen Vehicle Slowdown

By: LuckyLou

LuckyLou — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:00:11 +0000

Hahaha!! Some great responses here!

I’m a bit skeptical about On Star. I have a sneaking suspicion that On Star is actually a two-way system whereby dealers can command vehicle failures right from the service dept. as soon as the warranty is up.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:12:01 +0000

News to me …..I didn’t know people WANT to steal GM product.

The humilation in prison would make me not do it.

By: dmlgc

dmlgc — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:05:39 +0000

“JerkStoreAssistantManager
And if they could incorporate a video camera into the “Punch-Culprit-In-Face-With-Air-Bag” feature, I would pay double!”

+1 LOL

By: beemerdude

beemerdude — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:50:31 +0000

I worked for Clifford Electronics (automotive alarm company) in Chatsworth, Calif. in the early 90’s. They had this same feature way back then. This isn’t anything new!

By: GM CEO

GM CEO — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:07:05 +0000

Hey guise! I have an idea. Its like a cellphone for the car! Its hands free and it will have a monthly fee! Perfect for the daft, lazy, and forgettful!

By: acura_el2000

acura_el2000 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:27:01 +0000

I wonder if Bush’s Caddy has this…..could be used as an upperhand

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:56:56 +0000

I’d rather have my car stolen and stripped than give GM the ability to eavesdrop on my conversations with OnStar.

By: Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3

Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:19 +0000

The seasoned theft already knows how to disable OnStar. And the bigger reality is what GM car would a theft want to steal these days?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:49:33 +0000

step 1: have onstar lock the car doors from the outside.
step 2: engage stolen vehicles slowdown.
step 3: at stop, activate airbags.
step 4: ???
step 5: PROFIT!!!

By: tzu13

tzu13 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:28:37 +0000

Lol. I wonder how long it will take until a disgruntled spouse to abuses this system?

By: VWgrouP

VWgrouP — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:12:15 +0000

See, this OnStar is probably the best thing that has ever happend to GM. Its just brilliant..And its probably why so many people buy their cars.

By: JerkStoreAssistantManager

JerkStoreAssistantManager — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:35:40 +0000

That is great!
If you have ever had your car stolen, then you would probably would agree that you would also like to see an OnStar feature called “Punch-Culprit-In-Face-With-Air-Bag” after the slowdown has taken place. And if they could incorporate a video camera into the “Punch-Culprit-In-Face-With-Air-Bag” feature, I would pay double!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:31:02 +0000

Well that takes all the fun out of ‘drive it like you stole it’.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:10:51 +0000

So will this be backwards compatible with older GM models? That would be pretty sweet.