Comment on VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 day agoIf 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)
Evono@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day 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 ?
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 day 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
Evono@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
The difference is , the BMW actually changes something physically.
The 650 elunlock just unlocks something artificially you already had purchased
grue@lemmy.world 23 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.
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
It’s completely different. It’s a car that was sold with an option at moment of purchase. 145 HP or 200 HP for more money? Normal people chose the 145 HP because cheaper and pay less taxes and insurance and because when you drive in the city the 50 HP do not make any difference.
Suppose one day the owner needs to win races at the nurburgring instead of commuting or taking kids at school, so they give the option of unlock the full power instead of buying a new car.
If it was something like “from today you need to pay a subscription if you want to open the back windows” I would agree with you, but in this case it’s a power unlock that was known from the moment of purchase and not a surprise shock.