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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by Mikeb85 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:08AM (#33720963)
It's alright, the quality of non-luxury makers has never been better and honestly, a top model Hyundai, Honda or Toyota is still pretty comfy and nice.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by jtbayly on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:13AM (#33721036)
But what’s preventing those companies from adding subscription features?
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by Mikeb85 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:15AM (#33721069)
The notion of value plus their clientele. Same reason they currently offer luxury features for so cheap. They could poach a lot of business by simply not adding these things.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by wiredearp on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:29AM (#33721245)
Well it appears that Toyota already came up with a subscription to start your car over on https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/12/22831105/toyota-subscrip...
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by lp0_on_fire on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:20PM (#33721938)
I was ready to purchase a Rav4 this year but went with Ford instead precisely because of this. I have no reason to believe Ford won't _eventually_ follow suit but at least, for now, I don't have to pay to use the remote start.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by anonymousab on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:31AM (#33721276)
They already do. A modern corolla will lose access to remote start after an initial free subscription period.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by StanislavPetrov on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:56PM (#33725583)
Comfy and nice and also packed with "features" that monitor all manners of your activity to phone home and report. I don't want a car that has tires that spy on me and report my activity to the tire company.
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