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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by sidewndr46 on Thursday August 11, 2022 @10:03PM (#32434020)
They don't disclose when they install those devices generally. If they do, it's buried under 100s of pages of documents.
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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by pdabbadabba on Friday August 12, 2022 @12:28AM (#32434712)
But how does this actually happen? Who puts the tracker on there and when?

Sure, if you finance through the dealership, then dealership personnel could stick it in there before you drive away, I guess. It plenty of people finance through third parties. Surely Wells Fargo, for example, doesn’t send an agent down to stick a tracker in your car while you’re sleeping or at work…

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by sidewndr46 on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:21AM (#32437391)
The dealership has an employee who installs it, usually when the vehicle is undergoing what manufacturers call "pre purchase inspection".
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