re: Is OnStar worth paying for?

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Don’t let them sell you on the prevention of a theft though. The thieves that stole my truck were able to disable on star and onstar was unable to access my truck and shut it off. So it can be tampered with

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That's good to know, because that is one of the attractive features of the program.

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In my opinion, it should be wired in such a way that the truck itself should be disabled if On Star is tampered with.

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I agree.

I can't recall if you got your ride back- all I remember is it seemed like it must have been an inside job (IIRC).

Did you recover your truck?

Did not recover my truck however insurance did settle and I was able to purchase a new replacement vehicle

I had it on my Chevy trucks and used it quite a bit.

I once locked myself out while in Yellowstone, and they were able to unlock it. I was hundreds of miles from home with no spare key.

I loved pressing the on star button and getting a real person to talk to….my favorite request was a route "without interstates’. I hate interstate driving unless I need to get somewhere quickly I don’t see the point of a road trip if all I ever see is interstate and sound walls.

I now have a Toyota and miss the on star (6 years owning the Toyota) . Had I known how shitty Toyota’s nav feature was, that may have been a dealbreaker. Even the Toyota dealer told me to just use Waze.

Luckily, I never needed to use the automatically-send-help feature if in a wreck, but nice back up. It was relatively cheap monthly plan, though I don’t know what it is currently.

It was definitely worth it for me….but it’s kinda like a gym membership…if you don’t use it you are wasting money. Look at the list of services it provides and try some of them, like the route feature. You might find it is awesome and want to keep it…but if you just keep paying for the "just in case I get in a wreck" peace of mind, there are probably other programs (phone, Apple Watch, garmin) that can do that as well.

If I'm in a wreck and Onstar is the only thing that can save me.... Then I guess it's just my day.

We used it a lot during the 2016 flood when the entire city was without phone service.

It's shocking to me that anyone would pay for that.

You should have the basic OnStar plan for free for up to 8 years if a new purchase. They want you to pay for the WIFI Hotspot and other shite you'll never use.

The OnStar Basic plan includes core services such as Automatic Crash Response, which automatically connects you to an advisor in a crash; Navigation with real-time traffic updates; and a Voice Assistant that can be used to access apps like Google Assistant. It also features Remote Commands, allowing you to control your vehicle's features remotely through the OnStar Guardian app.

If you're the type of person to pay for Sirius radio, then you you'd probably want Onstar.