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by dicion
Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: 1,000-mile test drive
Replies: 12
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Re: 1,000-mile test drive

ELB wrote:Allow me to add to your OnStar paranoia.... :mrgreen:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/24/vide ... ulls-99-g/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
On its way to doing the 1/4-mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, a Hennessy-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hit .99 longitudinal G as it left the start line. By the end of the run the phone inside the car was ringing, and it was your friendly neighborhood OnStar representative wondering "What ... do you think you're doing?" Ok, not quite... but they did have some questions.
There's a video at the link in which you can hear the OnStar rep calling the driver...
Actually it said 'vehicle event detected, connecting to Onstar Emergency' as in, like a crash or something, and then called on-star itself.
The Vehicle automatically called on-star after it thought it had been in a crash, due to some sensors that were tripped by the launch, people at onstar were not 'watching' the vehicle and decided to call them after they saw.
by dicion
Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: 1,000-mile test drive
Replies: 12
Views: 1434

Re: 1,000-mile test drive

seamusTX wrote:If I bought a car with such a device installed, the device would have an unfortunate breakdown because of the coastal climate.

I try not to boast, but I am an electrical engineer with 15 years' experience in automotive electronics.

The salt-water atmosphere is quite harsh on electronics (and ammunition).

- Jim
I agree Jim, If my car had such a device, It would be because I installed it, and only I had access to enable/disable it.
Would actually be pretty simple to do, in multiple ways.

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