OnStar Coming to Cars Everywhere… for $299.00

[Mach 1 Club]

   

Have you ever been in a newer GM vehicle only to look up and see four buttons on the bottom of your rear view mirror? Well, for those who don’t know what those are, I’m here to tell you. That was OnStar, a service that until recently, was only found in GM vehicles. OnStar is an automated system that works through your cars rear view mirror and provides the vehicles owner with a host of different remote services. Things like automatic crash response, emergency services, stolen vehicle location assistance, turn-by-turn navigation, roadside assistance and hands-free calling are all available. Over the years OnStar has proven itself to be one of the best systems out there, and now, thanks to a deal between GM and Best Buy, it will finally be available to customers who own automobiles other than those built by GM.

   

The units will be available this spring for $299.00 at Best Buy, and can be installed by one of their Geek Squad Auto Techs at the location of purchase. Expect installation fees to run between $75 and $100, with OnStar contracts starting at $18.95 a month or $199 a year. According to a statement by OnStar president Chris Preuss,

“This move in to the consumer electronics space represents the biggest development in our business model since introducing OnStar as standard across all GM products several years ago. It represents a quantum leap forward in our plans to grow our business and provide a strong new revenue base for GM and OnStar from which we can further develop our core offerings in the factory-equipped market.”

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[Rare Pony]

My wife's Tahoe has OnStar and it has come in handy many times. A little pricey for the monthly charge but we have managed to hang onto the subscription.