New business opportunity in the near future to "reinvent" the wheel by offering subscription-free cars?
Lol. Mercedes can get fricked.
I was probably never going to buy a Merc EV, but now I never will. Same with any other EV that implements this sort of BS.
Pledge: I will not buy any car from any car manufacturer that engages in this practice.
They can do whatever they want. Idiots are the ones who buy it.
If no one buys their cars anymore, I am aure they have to change the tactics.
But no, people are stupid and companies get the cash.
Everybody's like, "I'll never buy an EV that implements these subscription practices".
The only way to be sure of this is to never buy an EV at all. If we let the government and auto industry kill off ICE cars, then one day when EVs are all you can buy, you'll have no choice but to hope all the manufacturers don't suddenly start launching subscription packages across the board, because you no longer have an alternate option. [-3]
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So glad to watch redditors realize how fricked they're gonna be after years of non-stop simping for EVs.
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just chud award his rdrama account to balance out buying his car?
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I’ll post a pic here this late summer with one of @collectijism's runaways in @collectijism's modded super car convertibles. @collectijism promise
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I would support Hitler combined with Ghengis Khan if he made a Turbo NA Miata for sale for 15k
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Turbo NA?
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He means first gen NA series miata
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I would buy a car from Satan himself if it meant no subscription garbage
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what's the issue here? happiness?
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Rentoid apologia + landface
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even your body is leased out to you. the universe takes it back
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Not if I take us both out.
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This problem is not unique to EVs. They are entirely capable of implementing pay to play features on ICE cars. It is not hard to detune a diesel remotely.
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The only thing stopping Ford from doing it on every r-slur who bought an F150 is they didn't think of it first
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Fear not, they've already laid the groundwork for it https://www.ford.com/support/category/fordpass/fordpass-electric-vehicle-features-overview/
Once people get used to the features, they'll start charging.
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All SUVcels and Truckoids deserve this and worse, I hope GM and Stellantis follow suit
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GM is dropping Android Auto/Carplay support from their EVs. (Despite many models gaining a brand new Android-based infotainment in 2022)
Hope you like paying $60/month for OnStar to get navigation
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Like as-is, i pretty much have to pay the $15/month for unlimited data in my work truck. Google Maps is always active and it will give you warnings about "offline map data needed", even if you aren't navigating and already downloaded offline maps on your home wifi.
Every single time you start the truck, it tries to update your offline maps from scratch. If you drive away from your home wifi before it's done, it yells at you. The only way to keep it from alerting you is either idle in your driveway for 10 minutes every morning, or pay for data.
Theoretically you could download offline maps and delete your wifi to keep it from trying to update, but then you have to re-add it every 30 days when the maps expire.
In my specific case it works out anyway -- Verizon signal is godawful at work, OnStar uses AT&T so it's worth it for the hour+ I spend every day shitposting. Nice truck, godawful Android implementation.
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Black Lives Matter
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Electric infra just won't be possible in a lot of places, petrol cars will always exist. But richer economic areas switching would reduce economy of scale and increase unit costs significantly, probably. Its technically good for us cause all our petrol is imported so reducing that is imperative but I doubt electric ones will ever be as free as petrol ones are. I was watching a documentary recently where there was this chink foid who drove from shanghai to tibet in her tiny citycuck car, no way stuff like that happens with electric cars.
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We'll be able to teleport beam charge cars from another continent that won't be a problem, the reason petrol cars will always exist is because you can't huff electricity.
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I don't care. Heck, I don't even own cars longer than 2-3 years, 5 tops if I really enjoy driving it.
I just like seeing r-slurs seethe that their utopia is not going to materialize.
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Lease only man, eh?
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Not strictly. Depends on the car and terms.
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The EV isn't the problem, it's the manufacturers treating them like "car, reinvented" to change how comfort options work. They could just as easily do this stuff in an ICE.
It shouldn't be surprising for a "premium" manufacturer to engage in this behavior. No different than luxury hotels charging for WiFi -- the clients have deep wallets (or company expense) so why not charge for something they'll pay for anyway?
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I doubt Tesla would engage in this sorta crap. Self driving is different as they constantly need to research and update the software, so a service makes more sense there.
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If your car has electronics more sophisticated than just connecting your phone to the audio system via bluetooth, you're a cute twink who deserves to die when some random north koreaboo hacks your shit and makes you do a barrel roll at 150mph
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Physical connections only please
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Cassette boombox welded onto the passenger door
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Make Germany great again
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It's unlikely that you will be able to keep an old car in working order for your entire life while using it as your main car. The issue is that every car is packed with computers these days, so when you go to buy a new car, you don't have an option to forgo this bullshit.
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The computers are legally mandated for safety reasons at this point. You aren't allowed to sell a new car without them.
Between that and getting rid of gas stations completely just to own the chuds, which I fully expect to happen within my lifetime now, you'll be double extra stuck with the overengineered, overdigitized, remotely controllable suicide pods. Which will make carfree life much less unattractive to people that would otherwise be against it. Which is probably part of the point.
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Imagine not having a 1990s diesel that's completely indestructible and can happily burn biodiesel.
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I'm not suggesting they remove all computers. My 05 Nissan Sentra has computers in it.
I'm not suggesting anyone forgo cars altogether. If I had to choose between a car and nothing, obviously I would choose the former.
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Well yeah, basic shit like ABS and traction control is computerized, which is fine. But it's clearly turned into a slippery slope where the entire thing will eventually be run through a computer rather than directly electromechanical. And obv nobody here would advocate carfree, but the above conveniently pushes things in that direction for tptb.
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Able to isn't the problem, I think. It will just become more difficult as time passes and few people will have sufficient dedication to keep up with it.
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It's depressing how shitty practices like this spread, and get adopted by more, and more companies in all industries.
Give back replaceble battery for my phone frickers!
No wonder there are so many commies around these days...
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miss those days
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Ze zermans have become the juden they swore to eradicate
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The commies won the war now merkel the daughter of nkv head runs the show. That’s why Hitler let them all die. He knew if he went so did his people.
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Capitalism in action bucko. Gotta get those profits. Better get used to it.
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Unremovable batteries is because glowies don't want to stop listening to you tho
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Pretty much everyone has a wiretap in their pocket 24/7. This seems unnecessary.
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Piracy and hacking features such as this car bullshit is absolutely ethical and good if you're working class.
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What if you're middle or upper class and still engage in car piracy and hacking?
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If they work, then yes, because they're still workers.
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Imagine poor people in the future but driving in a car
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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I wish someone would firebomb a Mercedes corporate board.
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SaaS was a mistake
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They will cry and gnash their teeth, but the eternal consoomer (they themselves) will consoom regardless
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My Acceleration Increase subscription just expired, Bono!
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Pretty much the end goal of capitalism is to turn non-bag holders into eternal debt helots. Eventually not even that because machines will do all the work.
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I'm so happy in the Congo11mo ago #4128578 Edited None spent 0 currency on pingsCombustion creates magic subscription barrier, so these ideas can only be implemented in EVs
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Build your own car if you don't like it, sweaty
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Why would anyone want an electric mercedes lmfao. I say this as someone who irrationally wants an AMG. The dealership by my house bought a whole fleet of EQA and EQS and they can’t get rid of them. It’s gonna be hilarious in a few years when everyone who bought a $85k electric car has a worthless pile of scrap that no one will take.
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/r/frickcars poors... I mean bros.... we won.....
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Fat people are worthless
Being fat is the ultimate show that you are a worthless human being. Imagine not having the discipline to not gorge yourself on trash everyday of your short life.HOWEVER, fat people definitely generate the most drama. Every woman I have ever dated had a fat disgusting b-word friend who didn't have the energy to exercise but somehow always found energy to stir shit up.Their gluttonous ways are no doubt haram, but they are fun to laugh at and great for drmcoin.Discuss
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Nice post, bro! I posted it to twitter.
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