Comment on VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power

• Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If you drive like a maniac you put more stress on the components, and on the id 3 the warranty on electric parts is up to 8 years. This offsets for them the risk of someone breaking components under warranty before the mean time to failure.

  Almost all car brands are selling a faster trim that’s the same hardware with just different code in the ECU. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that it could be done after the first purchase and there’s also the option of permanent unlock.

  Now, for safety I wouldn’t have it made a completely software solution but required a visit to dealer to install bigger breaks and check all the car stuff (oil level in brakes, if the steering is correct, and so on)

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  • Evono@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So basicly it’s excusing either their bad warranty , their bad planning , or their bad quality.

    None of the customers business and shouldn’t be a subscription.

    I means what’s next ? 3 tires the 4th will be a subscription cause it’s one more tire that needs maintenance ?

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    • Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There’s a $650 lifetime unlock option. What’s the difference between this and the “m series” for BMW that costs $20k over stock, that must be purchased at the time of order??

      At least gives an option to the user, if it’s not fast enough for winning races at the nurburgring, then they can unlock full performance for $650.

      In city it makes no difference except using more energy and consuming tires faster than expected

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      • Evono@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The difference is , the BMW actually changes something physically.

        The 650 elunlock just unlocks something artificially you already had purchased

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      • grue@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Why shouldn’t I break into your house, change the locks, and then charge you a ransom to get access to it back?

        'Cause that’s what VW is doing here.

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