Girl's Electric Car Needs New Battery but It's More Expensive Than Vehicle Itself - Then She Gets Even Worse News...The Siwinskis were told the battery pack was at the end of its life and needed to be replaced, and the bill was going to be $14,000...The dealer said it couldn’t even get a battery.
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I just keep putting around in my '04 Suburban. Already purchased a drive train from a company that makes them new or remanufactured and offers a 7 year 100k mile warranty from date of installation. She has 207k on her(low miles, I know) and am hoping to get at least 400k out of it. I'm done owning new cars for more reasons than the privacy breech, which is a deal breaker in itself. I'm glad I got both of my used beauties before everyone else caught on to the game and shot the prices up.
Lol, the 2004 Suburban has OnStar installed whether you wanted it or not, the whole system is there and installed even if you have no button or interface. Chevy can shut down your truck from a satellite even if you swap the entire motor out, it's built into the ECU.
Only if they rebuild the 2G network. Kek.
That's not how that works.
What is the 2G network sunset and how does it affect my OnStar service?
As cellular carriers transition to 4G or 5G connectivity, vehicles using a 2G connection will lose OnStar service. In the U.S., most major network providers will complete the transition in December 2022. After the transition, 2G network connectivity will no longer be provided. The decision to sunset these networks was made by the wireless network providers and the need to upgrade to newer technology.
Certain GM vehicles on the road today currently leverage the 2G network for OnStar connectivity. Once the 2G network sunsets, the three-button interface in your vehicle will be deactivated.
https://www.onstar.com/us/en/support/2g-network-sunset
So, technically, Onstar is still active in the 2004 Tahoe, but will be deactivated by December 2022. Anything 2003 and older is already deactivated.
And, you can also disable Onstar in older vehicles by replacing the factory stereo.
If that's not how it works, I'm all ears.
Yeah, you just disconnect the wires as the ECU has no wireless capabilities. The On Star system has to receive and then send the signal to the ECU. Once the wires are cut no more signal. Not to mention the power supply to the On Star is also disconnected.
Yes, if you destroy the car's ability to drive and run the OnStar will stop working. Imagine that.
I'll list that under shit that doesn't happen when you disable On Star for $1000 Alex.
I have an '05 Suburban (we bought new) with 151,000 miles and have only fixed the air conditioning once. Love the car. The kids sometimes use it for their vacations. My husband has an '04 Dodge Ram (bought new)with 410,000 miles...original engine and trans. He loves his car too. Our grand son (23) recently asked us why we still are using our 33 year old refrigerator and we replied "because it still works fine". He is working with my husband to take over my husband's business (general contractor) and he makes fun of his old truck. But his dad recently bought a Tesla...so that says it all. But this is why we owe nothing and some of the kids are in debt. You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Teslas are fun as hell to drive, never have I felt that level of acceleration before (and that was a base model 3). Would I buy one though? HELL NO!!!
Love my 1990 Miata (my fun car), and 98 Ram van (the practical one). Plus considering the van has a wood stove, bed, and all the other necessities I could live in it if shit hit the fan.
Old vehicles are WAY better. Plus whenever anything breaks you can actually work on them, none of this "take it in for service" crap.
I agree with everything you said here. I buy those model Burbans because I used to wholesale cars and the models that lasted the longest were almost always Tahoe/Yukon, Burban/Yukon XL. I've seen so many of them over 300k miles on the original drivetrain that I couldn't make myself buy any other model. I like the way it looks, but, that's not important to me anyway. The Dodge 5.7 Hemi is a workhorse too. The newer cars, including Tesla, have far too many drawbacks with the technology to make me interested in the slightest bit. It's a machine that is still doing its purpose, no need to replace it. I have my oldest son saving for his first car now. I told him I'd match him and we'd buy cash as financing frivolous items is forbidden under my roof. I hope that sticks with all of my kids. A debt free life is a good life.
Haha me too!! 04 burban 2500
The new trailblazer has a 1.2L engine. You can put that in the glovebox of your suburban
I would only buy full size GM trucks and SUV's '06 or before. The newer models post AFM/DFM introduction aren't worth keeping up with. Is the damned thing even turbo charged?
Nope.