Comment by toast0

> So can someone who owns a modern car please help me understand why you would buy a car that has the mere capability to be remotely shut off?

Because afaik, all the modern cars have this as a 'feature', but there's lots of other nice features they have.

The best of both worlds right now is an earlier modern car where the 2g/3g modem can no longer connect to the outside world. Even better if you can pull the modem, but they're usually up behind a lot of trim.