Right, I wont pay for the service, but you forget that I am paying for
the radio which they are forcing me to own when I buy the car.  Not
only is this cost added to the price of the car, but I will pay for
this unused piece of crap, in extra gas consumption, for the life of
the car.  Every ounce of weight added to a car, causes more gas
consumption.  Ok, I know someone is going to state that a radio is
lightweight, and will have little effect.  I agree.  An extra half
pound of weight is pretty minimal, but over the life of the car, every
ounce adds up.  If it costs me an extra 5 gallons of gas over the life
of the car, that's $20 wasted, plus how much is this thing adding to
the cost of the car at purchase time?  I'm sure it's at least $100,
probably more like $300.

My reason for bitching about this, is simple.  The car companies are
kissing a.s to these satellite radio companies.  They figure if the
thing is stuck in a persons face, many people will subscribe to it,
which they would not if they had to purchase and install the thing.
It's the same as department stores that put candy bars and all sorts
of little commonly used trinkets RIGHT BY the checkout counter, and
make sure the lines are long and slow, thus forcing people to look at
all this stuff.