Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ...
by salawat on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:55AM
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No, it bloody well isn't, and I kindly request you stop with that nonsense. Remote start is a glorified CAN message paired with either a TOTP or HOTP message. That's it. There should be zero room for a manufacturer to justify inserting themselves in the middle except greed. Goddamn tired of solving problems only to see companies keeping the problem around for the sake of market segmentation.
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ...
by Damogran6 on Monday December 22, 2025 @11:50AM
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Bundling. You get 5 things, one of which makes the other ones worthwhile. Yeah, I get it...
By the same token, all ranges of Mini Cooper now have the B48 turbo 4...the top of the list had a bigger turbo and improved intake...the bottom two I suspect are identical with differing software.
I will happily take advantage of that when the car's out of warranty. (I have the base motor)