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BMW Adaptive Suspension Can Be Added via Subscription. Suspension As A Service (SAAS) (www.bmwblog.com)
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[–] 223 points 2 years ago (32 children)

Oh look, another reason not to buy BMW, I'll just add it to the other 456788656752 reasons.

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  • [–] 80 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    The problem is that once one manufacturer starts doing this, they'll all do it, so you won't even have the option of buying a new car without a subscription.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm so gonna install Linux on my future car

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  • [+] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)
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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Name and shame, please. Also, did you get notified about all the subscriptions by the dealership? If yes, why did you still decide to buy it?

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Did you call out the dealers on their lies?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I’m glad my current car is a 2015 Mazda. It’s recent enough to have a touch screen and Bluetooth, but not so recent that it’s got an LTE/5G radio that can phone home and let them sell my driving data to insurance companies or force subscription payments on me. When I get my next car in a decade or so, hopefully I can import a cheap Chinese EV that’s either easy to jailbreak, or doesn’t have any of that bullshit included.

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  • [+] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The Buick 3800 had a tube like that on top, it would crack from thermal stresses and piss out hot coolant. There was an aluminum aftermarket replacement like you describe but it was Dorman and a cheap fix. Buick also addressed the problem in later versions. I miss that engine.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I used to own a W124 series Benz (bought used for 5% of sticker price, I ain't no fauntelroy). Nearly everything on it was redundant or excessively skookum.

    When systems that weren't as rugged started going down, like the vacuum controllers for doors or the 4matic computer etc, the car still worked safely with reduced convenience. A few minor design flaws like the wiring harness but that's it. Room to work under the hood, too.

    It was built in '93 when the engineers still ran the company.

    Current main driver is the super reliable '03 CRV.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (9 children)

    Oh look, another reason not to buy BMW a CAR

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah I'll just sprout wings and fly everywhere.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Please do if possible.

    Seriously tho, was it so hard to understand that i was pointing out that all big car companies are starting to do this?

    If this is a reason not to buy a BMW then its a reason not to buy any modern car. Which it is imo.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The problem is a huge number of cars were removed and destroyed which would otherwise have been in the used market. It's a big reason why even used cars are priced so high. Buying used isn't what it used to be.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System

    And they want to do it again not because it helped anyone get a car but because it let them make the prices so stupidly high.

    I agree that new cars suck but they're removing the stocks of used cars that would be worth buying at any price and at our expense.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Agree with that yep, its also already been shown years ago that modding used cars into electric cars is totally doable, economic and saves fuckloads of resources. Same thing happening with tractors too btw. Lots of farmers are buying up old tractors because they can actually repair them on site when they break down. With modern ones they have to wait for some asshole from john deer to come in with a debugging laptop to do the exact same thing for lots of money and downtime.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    While this is completely true, it's a bit tone-deaf. Fuck cars, but many people barely have a choice because their public transport consists of a handful of busses that come once an hour and nothing is close by.

    As an aside, I spend a whopping total of about $1/day (edit Australian $, so less USD) on maintenance and electricity for my electric cargo bike. I go about 17 km each way to work and the funny thing is it's only about 10 mins longer than driving, lol

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