Big Brother
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I agree, someone will find a way to defeat the system. Possibly by antenna removal or other method.
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Conspiracy theories, lock time!
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Put the ol' toad up on jack stands.
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This tech has been around for a while with remote ignition disconnects. Rent-to-own used car dealers are big customers of these products. Disable the car, send a tow truck, and no need to track the owner down in their 2005 Malibu.
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How is this "Big Brother"? Failure to pay your car note can result in the car being repossessed.
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I think this also has to do with patent squatting as well, if there is such a thing. Come up with an idea and patent it so your competition doesn't use it as a competitive advantage against you.
That was the excuse Airbus used when they came up with these bicycle style airplane seats to cram as many people onto a plane as possible.
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That was the excuse Airbus used when they came up with these bicycle style airplane seats to cram as many people onto a plane as possible.
Airbus Patents 'Bicycle Seats' That Look Terrifying For Airline Passengers
Imagine flying while seated like this.
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I've read that Ford makes as much or more through Ford Credit than building cars. Ford is the bank a lot of the time.
and even more on leases...I mean fleeces...
Easy solution... Dont miss a payment or if it looks like you might...Call them ahead of time...it does help..What could possibly be next? Ford shutting off your AC if you miss a payment? Some form of irritating and incessant beeping?
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If it wasn't for the ability to repossess, there would be no such thing as vehicle loans.
So Ford is their own bank now? And they're going to know where that car is 24/7?
I'm pretty sure Ford Motor Credit was started way back when Henry Ford was still alive.
Doesn't GM also have its own financing arm?
These days, with over the air programming... how hard could it be? If not 24/7, then at least whenever they feel like looking. With car to car communications likely to be the next big thing, it seems to me, as long as the OEM pays for the cell time, they would be free to do what they want (especially if they are still the one holding the title).
I think so... I recall reading a number of months ago about how hard it was to get people to sign up for loans... and that was for six month loans at that.
