Whats the beat car brand for HA (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Squizzy@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I have a KIA, it is decent but I would love more freedom ans I sont trust that access will remain free. VW is paid now.

I am in europe and looking to buy in2027.

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[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A dumb one, as in not connected. You can get an OBD add-on for $100 US that will connect to home assistant.

https://youtu.be/3JW3J4_Ukrs

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

OBD ports were not designed as IO ports. OBD plugins can cause parasitic draws, fires and fry the ECU.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Huge portions of the auto industry use them as such, including rental companies and insurance carriers.

I think I'll take the actions of the people who actually pay money based on those consequences rather than a rando on the internet.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Love the stock pot dude

I wish it were that easy but I need an EV which all have services live. Removing the sim causes performance issues

[-] TarantulaFudge@startrek.website 3 points 3 days ago

OBD is not a good solution for this. These devices can crash/fail and cause problems. It's just not reliable enough.

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