You can trick your whip all you want, but GM says that car is still theirs, no matter what you’ve paid. In a hearing this week, General Motors attorney Harry Lightsey said that purchasing and paying off your GM vehicle is a license agreement and not ownership.
The U.S Copyright Office is holding a hearing on whether anyone other than the vehicle’s manufacturer has the right to alter the that car’s copyrighted software. With modern design being what it is, this means almost altering anything about the vehicle.
Mechanics and private owners are saying they need to be allowed to make repairs on their vehicles to keep them running or maintain their business. But GM is saying that anyone unauthorized altering anything about the vehicle could create problems with the software and endanger the driver. This sounds more like a business ploy on the part of GM to hold a monopoly on vehicle repairs.
Read more about GM’s position on page 2.
It’s owned by Obama and I haven’t bought one since Obama bailed them out and forgave what they owed
No to GM.
this is why i won’t own a car whose birthyear begins with 20 and i prefer to own one whose birthyear ends with a number less than 90
Jesse A. Jarman
…and I just bought a new $45k Toyota…I will never buy American again
Careful GM, the people can put your$#%&!@*out of business, we’re tired of the elite and your damn greed.
If I bought and paid for it. I will do what I want to it. If they don’t like it, come do something about it
Sweet ride
Sounds like a great reason to go back to points and distributors to me. They take a bit more maintenance but were much more easily fixed and didn’t leave you stranded as much.
That’s what happens when a communist government bails you out.