On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:52:51 -0600,
(Brent P) wrote:

>>>Just another reason to keep a pre-1982 vehicle.
>>
>> Why 1982? My 2005 vehicle has no such device installed, nor is there
>> any way one could be installed would would "disable the vehicle" if I
>> were to disable or remove the tracking device.
>
>The article describes manditory retrofits to existing vehicles. One can
>make a retrofit that can prevent tampering with the device by replacing
>the engine management computer. However, where a vehicle doesn't need one
>to run, it's possible to just yank the thing out again without any
>problems.

One can also keep the original PCM (or buy one from a wrecked vehicle
in a junkyard) and simply swap it back in.