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Re:Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed by bloomingeek on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @03:45PM (#34974592)
Two of my vehicles are Chrysler's. Both send me a monthly email telling how the car is doing: tire psi, oil change status, etc. Both are paid off, but I'll bet anything they can still disable them. So do I really own them?
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Re:Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed by lmm on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:22PM (#34976975)
You own them. Sure Chrysler can disable your car, but whether they do that by sending it a radio signal or by sending a guy round with a wrench is neither here nor there.
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