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When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next? (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (6 children)

You’re getting downvoted, but I’m in the exact same position. Car made in 2021, no connectivity at all. I cannot start it remotely - why would you do that? Is it really more convenient than turning a key or pressing a button once seated? I guess people really do like it, I just find it hard to imagine.

Starting the climate control from a distance sounds comfortable, the first few moments of driving can be too hot or cold.

I don’t have a built-in GPS, but if there was one I don’t see a benefit of using my phone to control it.

Windows? What?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    You start it remotely if you don't have a preheater. Not that idling is great for a car engine, but at least you'll have clear windows by the time you get in the car.

    In the summer you can use it to have a cold car to sit into.

    Remote climate control doesn't work on ICE vehicles without Remote start or auxiliary preheater.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Yeah it seems strange to me, but it must be popular for some people.

    People here often assume I'm being disingenuous or acting in bad faith, I'm not sure what causes that to happen though. Maybe it's the way I type?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Posted 38 seconds ago and already downvoted. You might have a downvoting bot following you.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    I remove my own default upvote from my comments because I'm a weirdo. Maybe that contributes? People see it's already at 0 votes and join in?

    Edit: in my client I can see both up and down votes separately. So in this case it's a controversial post with currently equal up and down votes

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    I am so going to follow your weird moving forward. Didn't even know I could do that. I'll downvote this one manually now and go search for that setting.

    Edit: that will teach me not to get on Lemmy before having coffee. My brain thought that was a setting in Voyager. Thanks for this anyway, I'm going to (try to) remember that until it becomes muscle memory.

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