I would hack that, if i had to have a car.
Comment on DLC is sometimes Downright Ludicrous Commercialism
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Don’t go buying any new cars, BMW recently tried to lock the heated seats already installed in the car behind a subscription.
Companies are finally learning from video games, they’re just learning the wrong things.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks ago
A bunch of vehicles are doing that and it’s so dumb. Even EV motorcycle manufacturer Zero has been doing it with stuff like heated grips.
You build it into the vehicle…but the customer can’t use it unless they pay monthly for the hardware that is already there…?
The worst of it all for the motorcycle space was a vest that is an airbag and has a subscription. So if you don’t pay your monthly subscription and crash, your airbag wouldn’t deploy. Utterly evil.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
And Stellantis (Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler) showing ads on your infotainment screen.
Can’t fucking build a car that doesn’t rattle apart after 5 years but they can sure squeeze every cent out of you in the meantime.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
The ad delivery system is programmed to show you the ads only when the vehicle is in park, just so Stellantis doesn’t get sued for that very reason.
Still, as far as I’m concerned it’s pretty scummy to throw ads on your display to make even more money off you after you’ve already paid them tens of thousands for your vehicle.