My Subaru had a paid app that included the remote start option. Fuck them all gently with a chainsaw. I paid for the fucking car, I want the whole fucking thing.
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foggy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Officially never buying a VW, BMW, Tesla, Or Mercedes. Who else tried this shit? Toyota, right?
ErrorCode@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
brax@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Kia has a subscription service for the ability to set remote start options. They can get fucked, too.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Dunno. My Corolla doesn’t have any features locked out that I am aware of. It certainly hasn’t tried to upset me any “uogrades”.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I dunno if Toyota ever paywalled performance, but my 15 Lexus requires a subscription service to use remote start. Its app based and relies on the car’s 2g cellular card so it doesn’t even work anymore.
toynbee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My '24 Chevy does this, too. Lock, unlock and remote start apparently route through OnStar, so using those requires an OnStar subscription.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah mine requires the Toyota Safety Connect or some such, I’m pretty sure it’s just their implementation of OnStar.
Cocopanda@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ford just gives you this for free. But inevitably my 5g cellular connection will age out on my 2019 Mustang. No coats for all of the added features. Ford gets a pass by my book.