Is that subscription for OnStar or Super Cruise? One is a service with legitimate ongoing operating costs; the other is not.
Comment on VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power
tal@lemmy.today 20 hours agoGerman car industry has one foot in the grave.
I think that all or close to it auto manufacturers have some form of subscription service now with monthly fees. It’s not something specific to German manufacturers.
randomly picks from this list of auto manufacturers
Buick.
www.buick.com/ownercenter/onstar/learn
OnStar One Super Cruise
for vehicles with Super Cruise
$64.99/mo.
Save up to 16% by choosing this plan
OnStar Connect Plus
In-Vehicle Wi-Fi® Hotspot
Music
Podcasts
Audiobooks
News
Video Streaming (if properly equipped)
Games (if properly equipped)
Internet Browser (if properly equipped)
Safety & Security
Stolen Vehicle Assistance
Safety Services
OnStar Guardian App
Roadside Assistance
Super Cruise
Hands-Free Driver Assistance Technology
Turn Signal Activated Lane Change
Automatic Lane Change (if properly equipped)
Hands-Free Trailering (if properly equipped)
grue@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 hours ago
I mean you picked an American car company. They’ve been garbage for decades, I’ve owned exactly one, a 90’s Taurus, probably the most reliable American car we’ve seen in decades, and it just barely approaches Japanese cars for reliability and maintenance.
I say this as someone who’s worked on every brand of car, from the 1940’s to today. You can’t give me an American car (or German, or just European). I refuse to own anything other than Honda or Toyota any more. I’ll sacrifice style and features for a vehicle that just works for 100-200k miles, or more.
Buick has been a style-over-substance brand in the GM lineup since the 80’s, at least. Not that any GM is particularly good, Buick just makes it worse with cheap gimmicks. Same with all Chrysler products.
But yea, all brands include some nonsense today.