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Posted by 9cobra7 (Member # 2812) on :
 
What's your thoughts?
I won't be buying new cars ever again if this is the case!

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/gm-ford-others-want-working-own-car-illegal-160000229.html
 

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Posted by Marks93 (Member # 11130) on :
 
Holy Moly!!

I can see it now in prison. "Hey, what are you in for?"
"I'm in for attempted murder, how about you?"
"Well, I worked on my car".

Good grief.

[ 2015-04-26, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: Marks93 ]
 

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Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :
 
I see they want to start running a monopoly.
 

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Posted by fiftwyz (Member # 8351) on :
 
Lol that isnt gonna pass!!!
 

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Posted by flores24v (Member # 10586) on :
 
Guess people will just start calling manufactures instead of employers
 

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Posted by 06ragtopgt_SOS (Member # 11327) on :
 
Does this mean Obama is going to come take all my tools?
 

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Posted by rollininmy50 (Member # 9067) on :
 
Unless you reside in China or North Korea I wouldn't worry . You must understand the economy would tank if persons could not fix there cars to go to work. Only the one percent of this country would be effected cause they too ignorant to fix anything.
 

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
maybe I'm missing something, but other than the headline the only thing they seem to be trying to stop would be tuning the computer.

If I read it correctly, this won't have any effect on you doing an oil change, replacing the brakes, replacing the muffler bearings, etc. Just can't mess with the computers.

very poorly written article, with a big bad click bate headline.
 

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Posted by hurting your feelings (Member # 13641) on :
 
Try tuning a dodge or Chrysler ecm almost impossible to do with aftermarket software.
 

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Posted by Lemonade (Member # 3692) on :
 

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What GM, and even tractor companies like John Deere, argues is that you, as an owner, don’t actually own your car. Rather, you’re sort of just borrowing it for an extended amount of time and paying for the rights to use the technology. If it sounds ridiculous— it is.

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Originally posted by Blind:
maybe I'm missing something, but other than the headline the only thing they seem to be trying to stop would be tuning the computer.

If I read it correctly, this won't have any effect on you doing an oil change, replacing the brakes, replacing the muffler bearings, etc. Just can't mess with the computers.

very poorly written article, with a big bad click bate headline.

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Originally posted by Lemonade:

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What GM, and even tractor companies like John Deere, argues is that you, as an owner, don’t actually own your car. Rather, you’re sort of just borrowing it for an extended amount of time and paying for the rights to use the technology. If it sounds ridiculous— it is.

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What crock of shit. Wouldn't this be true for anything you purchase with software?? Afraid of pirating music??? Come on. Oooh, I'm going to steal music with my refrigerator!

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Posted by SteveL (Member # 1241) on :
 

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Wouldn't this be true for anything you purchase with software??

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Originally posted by Blind:
maybe I'm missing something, but other than the headline the only thing they seem to be trying to stop would be tuning the computer.

If I read it correctly, this won't have any effect on you doing an oil change, replacing the brakes, replacing the muffler bearings, etc. Just can't mess with the computers.

very poorly written article, with a big bad click bate headline.

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Originally posted by wcs1993:

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Originally posted by Blind:
maybe I'm missing something, but other than the headline the only thing they seem to be trying to stop would be tuning the computer.

If I read it correctly, this won't have any effect on you doing an oil change, replacing the brakes, replacing the muffler bearings, etc. Just can't mess with the computers.

very poorly written article, with a big bad click bate headline.

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What is really sad is you sound as if this is ok. Please explain to me why the government feels the need to dictate our lives and get involved with what we do to our property. I own my car, not the government, it seems they should pay attention to bigger issues going on in the world.

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