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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

A couple years back there was a thing where you could hotwire some Kia models just by jamming a usb plug into a thing on the steering column. Glad to see the brand identity still going strong.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It didn't necessarily have to be a USB plug, that was just a convenient device because it was the right shape and size. A large flat screwdriver would work just as well.

[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it was just Kia cheaping out by not having an immobilizer. They saved at the very most $100 a car(probably more like $40) by skipping a basic security feature invented in 1985.

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