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Re:Mercedes Makes Better Performance a $1,200 Subscription i... by fakedang on Monday November 21, 2022 @09:49AM (#33693068)
Well my fiancée's dad just bought a car over $100k (Taycan), and he hates subscriptions with a passion. Especially this new trend of automobile subscriptions.
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Re:Mercedes Makes Better Performance a $1,200 Subscription i... by petre on Monday November 21, 2022 @03:20PM (#33697393)
A subscription model fire hazard:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/18/electric-porsche-taycan-catc...

In this case no one was hurt but there was another owner in China who wasn't so lucky.

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Re:Mercedes Makes Better Performance a $1,200 Subscription i... by fakedang on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:50PM (#33702062)
Haha, thanks for this! This is going to freak him out enough...
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