On-Star is a great thing except when it doesn't work... It's a cellphone and not a sat-phone and because of that there are places where you push the button and nothing happens. Correct me if I'm wrong. Yes, one can say that this is an extreme situation and it doesn't happen very often but it might happen. Murphy's law states that it will happen at the worst time and in the worst place. What do you do if you get a flat, your cell has no reception, the On-Star button just beeps when you press it and you don't have a spare?? Or an extinguisher?? If it's just a flat tire you wait for the cavalry to arrive but when your car catches fire?? A simple short in the wiring might turn into an inferno consuming the entire car faster that you can imagine... And it doesn't matter if your car is well maintained or not. These things do happen... things go wrong. I still prefer the good old spare tire and an extinguisher in every car I drive. Greetings from Poland! Tom Niemczewski Vin 6149 plus 2418, 3633, 5030, 16473, 17086 Google earth: 52°25'17.66"N, 21° 1'58.40"E www.deloreana.com -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 3:46 PM To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [DML] Re: No spare? > > My new Yukon does not have a spare. The dealer told it has On-Star! Only > if you pay for it after the teaser, free time. Besides getting a little > extra space it saves some weight and the automaker some money. > David Teitelbaum > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/