Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by amaccuish on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:03AM
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I look forward to paying a monthly fee for using Bluetooth in my car.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:08AM
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Without sarcasm, I think cars as a subscription has some interesting possibility and I wouldn't object to it. Land Rover has a new subscription product but doesn't seem to have a lot of momentum behind it. You pay a monthly fee that isn't more than if you financed the whole car at the moment, and you can keep getting new vehicles and absolutely everything (servicing etc) is covered because they're motivated to keep re-sale value extremely high because re-selling it is their problem.
I think software, cars, etc, as a service is somewhat liberating and I'm in favour of it.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by throwbacktictac on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:21AM
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Through an altruistic lens this seems like a good idea. But realistically economy driven by quarterly reports I see this devolving into a dystopian tail really quickly.
I don't think Land Rover can get it done. However Apple and/or Tesla might have the fandom to pull something like this off.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by xxpor on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:13AM
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You could call it a "lease"
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:14AM
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A car 'lease' is an existing way to get a car that isn't the same as these new subscription services.
Land Rover already do leasing - their subscription is a different product.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by leetcrew on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:17AM
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I don't think you can typically lease a different car every month. I kinda wish you could. I would definitely pay to try a car for a full month before buying it.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by xienze on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:00AM
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Actually you sorta can. I know Volvo has/had a program where you pay something like $1k/month, including insurance, and you can swap out cars twice a month or something like that. I believe some other manufacturers did the same thing.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:08PM
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Yeah... that's the subscription thing we're talking about. Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover have it - not sure about others.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by manigandham on Saturday December 26, 2020 @05:50AM
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People don't need new vehicles constantly. They buy one that fits their usage and personality and become familiar with it while they keep it for years. What is the purpose of switching out so often? Especially with the limited choice of a single make like Land Rover? How many different SUVs are you going to drive and why?
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo...
by stjohnswarts on Friday December 25, 2020 @07:32AM
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However electric seat heaters are obviously not something that should be a "thing". Cars and software have been leased for ages. It's the same thing as "a subscription"
It is not like BMW sold the item and only then decided to start charging. When you buy it is up to you to understand all the up front and delayed cost. Most people prefer delayed costs.