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In reply to the discussion: Wall Street Can Now Disable Your Car When You're Driving on the Freeway [View all]ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)***--compassion of any kind is a rare thing in America these days. so if it bothers you, sorry. ***
I agree.
***I know a lot about being poor too. Both my parents worked at jobs and they only had one car which was breaking down all the time. My Dad often walked through the city to get home--didn't even have bus fare. Many times they had to decide between gas for the car or food. There was no help from any direction. One relative who had money helped them out of a hole one time but it was a rare thing. Dentistry and eyecare were luxuries for the rich. New clothes were not possible--our socks and shoes were full of holes in a not fashionable way. ***
Sounds like how I grew up, we never starved but I never ate what the other kids ate.
***So I learned about compassion early. I care a lot about people who are struggling financially, especially in this brutal society. And I'll keep on caring, sending money, supporting the food bank, advocating politically, doing what I can til my dying day. ***
I fully support charity As long as it's not under compulsion.
***But even if you don't care about the poor you also don't seem to care about the injustice of being physically tracked when you buy the car on the installment plan. It's really un-American if anything is. Mean, controlling, just plain nasty.***
I missed the part where these people were physically dragged to the dealership and forced to buy a car. If your credit is so bad that you need one of these disable devices than so be it, at least you get a car so you can get to work; they don't surreptitiously install these devices on cars although I think OnStar can disable your GM car. The point is, they knew there were getting this device; this is why you should read every page of the dealer's contract, I've had dealers try to rush me along; once I stood up to leave, then they stopped b***ing. Read the contract! Legally, I believe, the stealer is supposed to tell you all the terms but there's a reason car salesmen rate low on the credibility scale.
If I had to have one of these devices, if it was OnStar, I'd just disconnect the antenna, I've gotten around the world for 50 years without GPS so I sure as hell don't need it now. If it's an ignition interlock, those are easy to bypass. They also use a dongle on the OBDII port that you could just unplug.
Does anyone on this board have one of these devices??? I'd like to see how it's hooked up so it can be thwarted.