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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / May 2005Is Big Brother Watching?
I registered my Buick on the GM web site when I purchased it new about 2-1/2 years ago. I checked the web site today for the very first time since registration. To my surprise they pegged the mileage on the car within 100 miles. I have the OnStar package but do not subscribe. Are they monitoring the mileage via this link or do they have a "very good" algorithm that can figure it out. I haven't had the car into the dealer in over six months. Just curious..... When you register, I think the web site provides a question that asks you what your normal annual mileage is. At least that is what I remembered when I registered. The site is probably calculating your current mileage from that. I'll post this to the GM NG...someone there may know more about this. Although you do raise a interesting question. >I registered my Buick on the GM web site when I purchased it new about >2-1/2 years ago. I checked the web site today for the very first time [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Just curious..... > When you register, I think the web site provides a question that asks you > what your normal annual mileage is. At least that is what I remembered [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Just curious..... As you suggested, I did supply my normal driving habits when I signed up. To only miss by 100 miles out of 32300 is only 0.3%. That's pretty darn good. Now if GM could only manage their company that well they'd have something!! >> When you register, I think the web site provides a question that asks you >> what your normal annual mileage is. At least that is what I remembered [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > As you suggested, I did supply my normal driving habits when I signed up. Probably a fluke that they got that close. I don't think mine came out that close. It could also be that your mileage use rate was updated in the system by the dealer each time you had the car in for service and warranty work. > To only miss by 100 miles out of 32300 is only 0.3%. That's pretty darn > good. I'll say! > Now if GM could only manage their company that well they'd have > something!! You're going to get the two of us in trouble with the GM lemmings in the GM group saying stuff like that! ;-) >I registered my Buick on the GM web site when I purchased it new about >2-1/2 years ago. I checked the web site today for the very first time [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > mileage via this link or do they have a "very good" algorithm that can > figure it out. I haven't had the car into the dealer in over six months. Since you have brought the vehicle into the dealership, as recently as 6 months ago, they can know what mileage you have, then extrapolate 6 months based on your average accumulation of miles. >I registered my Buick on the GM web site when I purchased it new about 2-1/2 >years ago. I checked the web site today for the very first time since [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >mileage via this link or do they have a "very good" algorithm that can >figure it out. I get postcards in the mail occasionally from car dealers saying things like "our records show that your 2003 Tacoma is due for its 15,000 mile service..." Usually their guesstimates of my truck's mileage are woefully inaccurate. Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you can use it for your own nav system someday if you decide to install one. http://members.cox.net/onstar/  SignatureLife is short - drive fast! http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ Interesting. GM surely will close that hack pronto. >Interesting. GM surely will close that hack pronto. Doubtful. It's been "in the wild" for many months already. SignatureLife is short - drive fast! http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ >>Interesting. GM surely will close that hack pronto. > > Doubtful. It's been "in the wild" for many months already. Won't they loose sales of the $1,500 option GPS systems if they don't? >>>Interesting. GM surely will close that hack pronto. >> >> Doubtful. It's been "in the wild" for many months already. > >Won't they loose sales of the $1,500 option GPS systems if they don't? Doubtful. The $1500 system is a navigation system, not just a GPS. SignatureLife is short - drive fast! http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ >>>>Interesting. GM surely will close that hack pronto. >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Doubtful. The $1500 system is a navigation system, not just a GPS. Good point. > Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out > that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you > can use it for your own nav system someday if you decide to install > one. Will it show satellite photos? >> Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out >> that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you >> can use it for your own nav system someday if you decide to install >> one. > >Will it show satellite photos? Yeah - and it will have a little highlighted circle around your car. SignatureLife is short - drive fast! http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ >>> Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out >>> that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yeah - and it will have a little highlighted circle around your car. What if it's cloudy? >>>> Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out >>>> that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >What if it's cloudy? It switches to infrared. SignatureLife is short - drive fast! http://www.geocities.com/scottenaztlan/ >> Either they made an extremely lucky guess, or it's time to rip out >> that On*Star control unit. Make sure you leave the GPS intact - you >> can use it for your own nav system someday if you decide to install >> one. > >Will it show satellite photos? Eventually, they'll have UAVs to deal with that - you should even be able to get a jump-start from one. |
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