[Hyper16]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

...I just got under $2k/year.

Yikes! Mine is bundled with my house, an old Toyota and a Honda Insight. Just under $750 per year.

[fastball]

Originally Posted by cellsafemode

Yes you are correct. You can still use the phone mic if you are hands on the phone despite being connected to bluetooth but if you're plugged in for android auto / carplay, the UI those create on the phone make it impossible to activate the phone mic.

Thanks. I will see about just disconnecting the OnStar antenna at the box so it will operate but cannot transmit or receive. I'm thinking I'm going to buy the Helms manual so I have the complete electronic schematics for the car.

OnStar should be an option. Period. It's a feature completely useless if you have a smart phone. Ok so you can unlock your doors from 3500 miles away. Whoopty dooooo!

[jeverton]

Oh my... How I love the Internet of Things (IoT) and more evasion on our privacy. What happened to the simple days of driving a Gen1 Camaro?

[HumanWiki]

Originally Posted by jeverton

Oh my... How I love the Internet of Things (IoT) and more evasion on our privacy. What happened to the simple days of driving a Gen1 Camaro?

It's all over and as a infra-structure person.. I see it more and more in things you'd not expect.

But, this is partly what I was referring to in my post above.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/1/118...olice-warrants


I've surprised many people with what I can learn about them using basic tools and access to their various bits of personal tech..

[CapeCruisin]

i want this to see how bad i can make my score lol

[SPARTAN sui]

Originally Posted by activepat

Funny, but I bet at least one person on here has that little Progressive Insurance chip plugged in their cars.

I do! I did it a year ago on my 5th gen, I enrolled right away with my 6th gen. It dropped my insurance rate substantially on my 5th gen. I was paying around $95 a month, it dropped it to $72 a month. Now I'm paying $52 a month including gap insurance. That's around $624/year. 27, clean record.

With the progressive snapshot I'm saving 7% so far or about $27. You only have to keep it plugged in for 6 months, after that you send it back and still keep the same rate.

It monitors hard braking and what times you drive your car. You get dinged for hard braking and driving late at night/early morning.

My weekly stats are 0:00 time of high risk driving. .78 hard brakes, about 64 miles a week.

I need to take more road trips!

[Vyncynt]

Originally Posted by CapeCruisin

i want this to see how bad i can make my score lol

I would say go for high score, but the score is like golf!

[Vyncynt]

Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

I do! I did it a year ago on my 5th gen, I enrolled right away with my 6th gen. It dropped my insurance rate substantially on my 5th gen. I was paying around $95 a month, it dropped it to $72 a month. Now I'm paying $52 a month including gap insurance. That's around $624/year. 27, clean record.

With the progressive snapshot I'm saving 7% so far or about $27. You only have to keep it plugged in for 6 months, after that you send it back and still keep the same rate.

It monitors hard braking and what times you drive your car. You get dinged for hard braking and driving late at night/early morning.

My weekly stats are 0:00 time of high risk driving. .78 hard brakes, about 64 miles a week.

I need to take more road trips!

Sounds like they don't want you to drive to work...

[Richard0nee]

Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

I do! I did it a year ago on my 5th gen, I enrolled right away with my 6th gen. It dropped my insurance rate substantially on my 5th gen. I was paying around $95 a month, it dropped it to $72 a month. Now I'm paying $52 a month including gap insurance. That's around $624/year. 27, clean record.

With the progressive snapshot I'm saving 7% so far or about $27. You only have to keep it plugged in for 6 months, after that you send it back and still keep the same rate.

It monitors hard braking and what times you drive your car. You get dinged for hard braking and driving late at night/early morning.

My weekly stats are 0:00 time of high risk driving. .78 hard brakes, about 64 miles a week.

I need to take more road trips!

So enrolling with OnStar and sharing information with your insurance you got a big discount?

Hmmmmmmmmmm! My OnStar is good for 6 month.. maybe I can check with my insurance to see if they use this.

I'm with 21st Century, pay $433 every 6 month..

[SPARTAN sui]

Originally Posted by Vyncynt

Sounds like they don't want you to drive to work...

Haha, I think the high risk times is between 12:00 - 4:00 AM. If you're not driving during that 4 hours weekly, you should be fine. Also your rates can't go up because of the program, the worst case is you save nothing.

Originally Posted by Richard0nee

So enrolling with OnStar and sharing information with your insurance you got a big discount?

Hmmmmmmmmmm! My OnStar is good for 6 month.. maybe I can check with my insurance to see if they use this.

I'm with 21st Century, pay $433 every 6 month..

I have progressive so this is with their Snapshot device that plugs into the OBD port.

[CapeCruisin]

Originally Posted by Vyncynt

I would say go for high score, but the score is like golf!

Exactly

[Hyper16]

Originally Posted by SPARTAN sui

I do! I did it a year ago on my 5th gen, I enrolled right away with my 6th gen. It dropped my insurance rate substantially on my 5th gen. I was paying around $95 a month, it dropped it to $72 a month. Now I'm paying $52 a month including gap insurance. That's around $624/year. 27, clean record.

With the progressive snapshot I'm saving 7% so far or about $27. You only have to keep it plugged in for 6 months, after that you send it back and still keep the same rate.

It monitors hard braking and what times you drive your car. You get dinged for hard braking and driving late at night/early morning.

My weekly stats are 0:00 time of high risk driving. .78 hard brakes, about 64 miles a week.

I need to take more road trips!

Does it record every time you floor it or 'Launch'?

[CapeCruisin]

Originally Posted by Hyper16

Does it record every time you floor it or 'Launch'?

OnStar will then begin to provide you with information on driving events, including.
Hard braking instances and where they took place
Hard acceleration instances and where they took place
Speeds over 80mph
Distance driven
Late night driving (driving between 12am and 4am)
Plus, average miles per gallon, miles per hour and total idle time

[OldJedi]

" Hello Mr. Smith, this is OnStar. We are glad that you have have purchased a 2016 Camaro SS and enrolled in OnStar's Smart Driver program. We have recorded your driving at a speed of 88 MPH in a posted 65 MPH. We have alerted the State Highway Patrol of your current location, speed, tag number and color of vehicle. As soon as they are behind your car, we will reduce the speed in your car and cut off the engine as to avoid any kind of hazardous situation. A detailed speed event will be sent to the trooper that stopped you showing him the exact GPS location(s) where you achieved your greatest speeds. We have also alerted your car insurance company about the speeding ticket(s) you are about to receive. Have a great day and thank you for choosing On Star"