this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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[–] Liv2themax 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just pulled one out of my new vehicle. What a pile of junk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] NotAGoodUser 10 points 1 year ago

They make your car evil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT#KARR

(I know, I'm old)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

24 watts is quite a lot of continuous power for a small device with no airflow or other cooling. What on earth was it doing, besides cooking itself?

[–] inky 1 points 1 year ago

Theoretically tracking my car if it had been stolen, if I had paid for the subscription, that is. Supposed to also have a glass break sensor and interrupt the starter in cases of break in, but I've heard these functions are less than reliable.