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Yeah, so in other words whoever gets to play big brother (insurance company, law enforcement, or the vehicle manufacture) with your VIN, has access from HQ to retrieve CDR data.

No surprise.


A Friend bought a new '99 Duramax and in the first year he owned it, took it hunting. He was backing his hunting shack into their camp and heard a pop in the front-end. Broken CV shaft.

So, he presses onstar. Tells them he needs it out and to the dealer for warranty repair. After confirming some info with him, the Operator says "we can see here that you are not on a public road, therefore you have to tow it yourself and pay the dealer to fix it".

As a Man who would never own anything but a general motors product he stopped everything he was doing, got a flat-bed and literally parked the duramax on the doorstep of the nearest dealer. He cancelled his credit card and stopped payment on his lease. He went to a Ford dealership, made a deal on a Powerstroke and told general motors they would never see him again. He's a hot-head and had the whole thing wrapped up in about 2 days.

That was in late '99 and He still tells that story and proudly drives his Ford.

15 years ago this happened. Imagine what will be available to them 15 years from now.

So, this huge state of denial to honor warranty, pay insurance claims and proof of innocence has quietly taken a gigantic leap in big brothers' favor. As usual, follow the money.

Lastly, for anyone who believes toyota's going WFO on their own was caused by floormats, you really need to do some reading. When a manufacturer comes up with three BS excuses for one problem you really should stop believing what comes next. If they come up with brake-by-wire will you buy one?

Toyota paid dearly to sweep that one under the rug, and it paid off. They are still in business.



He must have had a really big time machine to get a duramax in 1999..