Auto maker charging mandatory $1,500 fee for three years of optional car features

[bigdodge]

Don't want the services? You'll still have to pay for them, activated or not​

Drivers in the US and Canada are in for a bit of sticker shock as General Motors has made three years of its OnStar subscription service mandatory in many new vehicles at a cost of $1,500.…

The little-noticed change took place in early June, the Detroit Free Press reported, when new GMC and Buick vehicles being sold in North America had the aforementioned line item added to sticker prices under "options and pricing."

According to a GM spokesperson who spoke to the Free Press, the fee will be charged whether or not the customer activates OnStar Connected Services. When the three years are up, customers have the option to extend the service, but charges will not be applied automatically.

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General Motors charging mandatory $1,500 fee for three years of optional car features

 

[DakotaRam]

I’d be calling Onstar everyday with recipes, time weather anything question if I’m paying $43 a month for all the extra bs that I’d never use.

 

[Eighty]

They would have been far better off raising the base price by $1500 and simply telling everyone that they have complimentary service for three years. Same thing, but probably wouldn’t raise any eyebrows.

 

[Rlaf75]

Like previously mentioned, they'd be much better off quietly raising the price of the vehicle instead of forcing everyone to pay for the service they won't use. Of course there are brand loyalists who will just suck up the cost and not bat an eye.

 

[Rick3478]

OnStar was already on the list of reasons I *didn't* buy GM, so this changes nothing for me.

 

[silver64]

They would have been far better off raising the base price by $1500 and simply telling everyone that they have complimentary service for three years. Same thing, but probably wouldn’t raise any eyebrows.

Yeah its pretty stupid marketing.

 

[66Fuelie]

Guess i won't be going back to GM anytime soon.
What morons, if we keep buying the will keep screwing with us.
If ram does that it will be keep my 21 till the wheels fall off.
Tom

 

[CalvinC]

Nobody cares about this thing we have.

Let’s charge a crapton for it and then people will super care!