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My wife drives a 2017 Volt. I considered disconnecting the OnStar antenna, but I like the monthly report that's emailed to me which provides oil life, energy us
by js2 7y ago
My wife drives a 2017 Volt. I considered disconnecting the OnStar antenna, but I like the monthly report that's emailed to me which provides oil life, energy usage (electric vs gas miles), and tire pressure. I also like that I'll get an email alert if tire pressure is low. There's also this:
https://www.voltstats.net/ https://www.voltstats.net/
https://ibb.co/WHxpm5P https://ibb.co/WHxpm5P
> With paid OnStar service, I could, on demand, locate the car’s exact location.
I haven't paid for OnStar but I can use the "locate vehicle" feature. I vaguely recall that "basic OnStar" is included for 5 years? The myChevrolet app can also be used as a keyfob in a pinch.
We are not signed up for Smart Driver.
Privacy vs functionality is a trade-off. The bigger issue here is that you can't download your data directly from the car, that OnStar is opt-out instead of opt-in, and that you can't fully opt-out w/o physically disconnecting the antenna.