Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight
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Well I'd put up with an ad-driven free version of a Nissan GTR or so. Easily. But not if I paid for it properly.
Absolutely not. The "I'd deal with it if I get [nice thing] for less" mindset is the entire reason we're in this situation to begin with. Companies see that people will put up with it, realize data collection from that is where the real money is made, then it leaches into everything else.
Fuck ads entirely.
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Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram) was owned by Daimler (which also owned Mercedes-Benz) from 1998-2007, then operated on their own again (and spun off Ram from Dodge) until 2014 when they were acquired by Fiat, forming Fiat Chrysler Automotive (aka FCA). FCA and PSA (Peugeot) merged in 2021 to form Stellantis.
There you go.
...to the loud apathy of us GM owners.
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I said that about my older reliable car. Until I was rear ended at a stop light and it was totaled. During a time that used cars were more expensive than new. (I did find an 8 year old Corolla with high miles and lots of body damage for $18k though!)
I went without a car for nearly a year. Had to buy one when my partner was forced back to work in the office.
Peeking at the used market, it's still not great where I am. Better than 2022-23 at least.
That happened to me, too. During covid pricing, I had a 1992 Ford Taurus that I absolutely loved (and hated, but that's a different story), and got rear-ended on the freeway at the tail end of 2021. Wasn't severe and the car was drivable, but insurance still totaled it. The kicker is that even though I only paid $1000 for the car, insurance gave me a whopping $4700.
I managed to snag my current 2008 Toyota Sienna for $4500 when most were going for $6-8k. It needed some work at first, but it's a solid car and serves as our family hauler and handles multiple roadtrips a year like a boss (split custody, yay
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Ask your doctor if Stellantis is right for you...
...may cause watery eyes, small penis, or death by fire.
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Often it's controller remapping to resolve transmission or engine issues. Those are typically recalls. The software updates you're thinking of are typically for the infotainment system, which gets data from the rest of the vehicle and controls any wireless connectivity (if equipped).
my infotainment is only a "dumbâ touchscreen radio with android auto / carPlay support anyway -
...may cause watery eyes, small penis, or death by fire.
Batteries not included.
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Nothing quite says âhigh-performance muscle carâ like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. Thatâs right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.
"Please subscribe to continue operating your vehicle"
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my infotainment is only a "dumbâ touchscreen radio with android auto / carPlay support anyway
That's how my minivan is. It's a 2008 Toyota Sienna with an Alpine ILX-407 and iDataLink Maestro RR for vehicle integration (i.e. steering wheel controls and OBD-II). Works great.
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If you just do a standing burnout at every light will it not pop up?
They'll start using the traction control sensors to circumvent this life hack
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Often it's controller remapping to resolve transmission or engine issues. Those are typically recalls. The software updates you're thinking of are typically for the infotainment system, which gets data from the rest of the vehicle and controls any wireless connectivity (if equipped).
Well I think in the case of controller remapping, that's a recall. But an infotainment update should also be free and possible to do yourself. If it isn't, that's terrible.
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We need root on our car computers.
We need more dead ceos
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âGlitchâ
More like
âLetâs see how people reactâ
Didn't another car manufacturer have a similar "glitch" with in-car ads fairly recently? This story feels so familiar.
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Well I think in the case of controller remapping, that's a recall. But an infotainment update should also be free and possible to do yourself. If it isn't, that's terrible.
Toyota hasn't offered an update for our 2015 Highlander's Entune system since 2017. I snag the map updates for cheap from eBay, but that's about it. The system sucks so bad... My parents' 2015 Camry has the same system and they don't use the navigation at all, choosing Google Maps or whatever instead. I mean there is absolutely no reason why entering one address needs to be divided into multiple ambiguous fields over multiple screens, completely dependent on what region you select on the first screen, which may or may not be correct since it looks for exact matches and not a "general" area; and stopping the navigation should be "stop navigation", not "delete destination" ffs. Garmin, TomTom, Magellan, etc. had this figured out 20 fucking years ago.
I get why Toyota likes to stick with "old but proven" tech, but that Entune system....jesus fucking christ what a dumpster fire.
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Didn't another car manufacturer have a similar "glitch" with in-car ads fairly recently? This story feels so familiar.
Yes, Jeep, owned by Stellantis who also owns Dodge.
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Nothing quite says âhigh-performance muscle carâ like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. Thatâs right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.
I'm surprised Dodge is trying this considering the thousands of memes of BMW implementing pay to use features on their vehicle ever since they added subscription heated seats.
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Nothing quite says âhigh-performance muscle carâ like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. Thatâs right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.
Whenever I upgrade my car, if it has this âfeature â I will immediately change out the system.
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Also with bitwarden!
Nice! I didnât know that.
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Nothing quite says âhigh-performance muscle carâ like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. Thatâs right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.
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This is the company that saw their North American sales dipping and responded, "let's discontinue the Challenger and Charger, our 2 recognizable nameplates that give the rest of our lineup a halo effect with our largest buying segment, that'll fix it!"
Then they brought back the Charger as an EV, which is exactly what that particular fanbase did not want to buy, at a starting price that'll make your eyes water. Now they've announced that they're doubling back and releasing a gasoline Charger, but by surprise and with no specs available in advance, as though they're panic-releasing it. It's a perfect shit show. Corporate idiocy on parade.
An EV with a fake exhaust sound, no less.
My god how lame.
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I'm surprised Dodge is trying this considering the thousands of memes of BMW implementing pay to use features on their vehicle ever since they added subscription heated seats.
Memes don't matter if revenue climbed
