Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign
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First thing I'm doing when I buy a new car is ripping out the internet antennas.
My specs for a car are simple. You drive me to and from either work, or the grocery store. Nothing else.
Equipment that can't perform to spec gets replaced. Equipment that won't perform to spec gets abused until it will, or it can't. -
I'm banking on my 2008 Toyota Tundra will just keep on being a Toyota and not need to be replaced for a LONG LONG time.
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I'm glad my car, a Sorento 2020, in Canada, does not have a modem or a GPS, does not call home, etc and has no Sirius XM
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Prolly breach of warranty
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And just like that, no one ever bought a jeep, ever again.
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How long until you have to buy ad block and uBlock origin for the infotainment?
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Just rip it out and replace it.
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I'm sensing a future where cars are becoming like cell phones and laptops, a single unit without replaceable core parts. And they'll have ads built right in.
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Jeep is rated #16 out of #22 from consumer reports
Guess they really wondered how to go even lower.
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That future is now. Most modern cars have the dashboard computer completely integrated and you can't remove it without crippling the vehicle.
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Same with my 2014 Subaru Outback. I’m holding onto it as long as I can.
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I wish that were the case but humanity has taught us over and over again that they will continuously tolerate more and more corporate bullshit.
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buy uBlock
my brother, did you pay for uBlock?
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It's really not that simple. There are basic car functionalities that are built into the infotainment system these days. I've seen some aftermarket fixes but frankly I'd rather just choose a different vehicle.
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Well, I wasn't interested in Jeep before, now I'm decidedly against buying a new one.
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The only way I'd buy one of these things is on a factory-delete custom order that removes the whole mess. You can still buy some fleet vehicles this way. The day I buy a car that has ads in its unremovable infotainment system will be a cold day in hell. I'll build a fucking car before buying one with ads.
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Sounds like a kit car or rebuild of a less than sporty classic would be ideal for your commuter car.
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I'm well into considering the build a car avenue myself. Since new cars are all bullshit now, I'm seriously tempted to just remove the drivetrain from my truck when it finally conks out and stick a kit built aftermarket EV powertrain in it instead.
For reference, my truck is so dumb it has crank windows. I'd like to keep it that way.
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I have a pickup from the pre-infotainment era, and I've considered how long I'd be able to keep it. Buying an old vehicle from the south an doing a restore is so much more attractive than anything that has touchscreen controls for hvac, media, etc. All of that shit is a massive safety hazard and a huge pain in the ass to use. It's all garbage. Give me knobs and buttons all day long.
