[dackdel]

a fully disconnected car that does not report back to its mother ship. does. not. exist. only other option is to buy a car old enough that does not have it. also if you didn't bring this up most north americans would be blissfully unaware, as long as the car has a good cup holder.

[defrost]

'course it does .. any custom build shop will leave such things out on request, a great many don't even add in remote networking to begin with.

eg: https://www.okaaustralia.com/

[tardedmeme]

that's illegal in the EU, the car is mandated to be able to call 112 automatically, therefore it must have a cellphone in it

[crote]

This can be a completely independent unit. In fact, with all the safety-related certifications I bet that's even the easiest and cheapest way to do it!

[gambiting]

Custom builds are exempt from this requirement.

[hollow-moe]

I swear I didn't know the antennae of the tracker ~~safety~~ device was wrapped in aluminum all this time!

[duskdozer]

This is the one feature I'd actually like to have. It's a shame the adnet has to abuse everything.

[dwedge]

> as long as the car has a good cup holder.

The lack of a cup holder is the only thing I would change about my '98 Toyota MR2