Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
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Maybe we just throw an ad on the windshield... Like a little one... Off to the side?
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Yeah. Sometimes my bank account gets sad but I don't.
Yeah, but other than a hybrid, fuel efficiency plateaued at some point before bells and whistles started being added to a surveillance system.
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A previous owner mounted one where the cigarette lighter was. I'm going to replace it soon since it doesn't really fit - I can't charge my phone in the holder.
Maybe I'll finally learn FreeCAD and print my own.
If you do want to learn a guy on YouTube by the name of mangojelly has been extremely inciteful for me
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Hard, even stuff from 10 years ago have proaitary hardware across multiple "brains".
I drive a 2006. I have physical buttons and a shifter where my hand can lean on. Its great. lol
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Imagine pulling up to a red light, checking your GPS for directions, and suddenly, the entire screen is hijacked by an ad. That’s the reality for some Stellantis owners. Instead of seamless functionality, drivers are now forced to manually close out of ads just to access basic vehicle functions.
Oh HELLLLL no. I hope my 2012 Subaru will last until I'm either dead or too old to drive. I don't even want to have these damn screens for the usual shit you have to do on them. I want to be able to do everything with physical controls, no eavesdropping, and no dependence on a fucking app or touchscreen to operate anything in my car! I will drive my car while wearing mittens! shakes fist
Classic cars my man.
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Right now my car is an 84. With a back up 86 truck. I used to have a 2011 subaru, but hit an prairie antelope with it. If I had my pick I think 1990-2008 Japanese cars are the sweet spot.
Aren't those older cars absolute death traps in collisions compared to the newer ones?
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Aren't those older cars absolute death traps in collisions compared to the newer ones?
No, The issue is with conceptions of auto safety becoming a selling point. For example look at the single biggest invention in reducing crash fatality? You would think maybe airbags, seat belts or ABS brakes..... But nope, collapsible steering columns. But we are now sold "death proof" SUVs that are not really safer, in some ways worse. The issue is that safety devices have a diminishing return but fear is a great selling point, I would say there are old things that are death traps (like square body chevys) and things like volvos that I would say are to this day built safer then new cars. If we look at the data for auto fatalities per capita we can see that car safety has not had some magical jump since the late 80s but a more expected gradual change.
As a side note I do and have done a lot of driving and from what I have seen in the last 20 plus years is a slide into cars that are:
- Top heavy (bigger is not safer)
- Have little to no visibility (that then try to make up for with back up cameras)
- Are built not to avoid crashing but to make crashing more comfortable
- Have limited to no driving feed back and over reliance on things like traction control
- Make driving on the same road with them more dangerous (just look at north american headlights)
At the end of the day I would rather drive a car that I can see out of and has a degree of safety devices (seat belts, collapsible steering column, working brakes) then something that is built like a living room on low profile tires that I will at some point crash. Bonus points if it does not explode or catch fire easily (think pintos or teslas).
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No, The issue is with conceptions of auto safety becoming a selling point. For example look at the single biggest invention in reducing crash fatality? You would think maybe airbags, seat belts or ABS brakes..... But nope, collapsible steering columns. But we are now sold "death proof" SUVs that are not really safer, in some ways worse. The issue is that safety devices have a diminishing return but fear is a great selling point, I would say there are old things that are death traps (like square body chevys) and things like volvos that I would say are to this day built safer then new cars. If we look at the data for auto fatalities per capita we can see that car safety has not had some magical jump since the late 80s but a more expected gradual change.
As a side note I do and have done a lot of driving and from what I have seen in the last 20 plus years is a slide into cars that are:
- Top heavy (bigger is not safer)
- Have little to no visibility (that then try to make up for with back up cameras)
- Are built not to avoid crashing but to make crashing more comfortable
- Have limited to no driving feed back and over reliance on things like traction control
- Make driving on the same road with them more dangerous (just look at north american headlights)
At the end of the day I would rather drive a car that I can see out of and has a degree of safety devices (seat belts, collapsible steering column, working brakes) then something that is built like a living room on low profile tires that I will at some point crash. Bonus points if it does not explode or catch fire easily (think pintos or teslas).
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Make the jeep 50% cheaper and I’d deal the ads. Otherwise …
They'll make it cheaper for awhile to justify it to the public and government and then slowly raise the price so that you're paying full price AND watching ads.
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Officer, "Why'd you run that red light?"
Me, "If I hear the Meow Mix jingle one more time I'm gonna snap!"
Jeep, having heard you mention a product, dutifully plays the relevant ad.
Please drink a verification can.
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DRINK VERIFICATION CAN!
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Classic cars my man.
Aw yeah, 14mpg, two distinct oil leaks, and cabins full of mold because the vintage weather strips failed forty years ago. (I drive a late 90s pickup and am acutely aware of the tradeoffs that come with older cars, even ones that are maintained relatively well.)
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Yes, But this is my point. You are sharing a video from "CAR TV" who's tag line is "Watch New Model Cars With Pleasure
" Its very much selling the idea that newer is safer, but the data only shows a slight increase in safety (and nothing on rate of crashes old vs new). In the video they show the two cars crashing but no data at all, the 1998 one from what I can see looks non fatal (seatbelt held, engine block not in lap, steering wheel not impaling chest) but not only do they say "The test showed the driver of the older Corolla would likely have died as a result of the 64km/h collision" they also don't show that data. Even when looking for sources I get almost no where, this stinks.Oh and in the little write up they say "ROAD safety experts have renewed calls for drivers to get behind the wheel of newer cars after an unprecedented crash test revealed shocking results." Why do they write ROAD in all caps? Is this a special interest group? A lobbyist? No idea I can't even check since there are no sources!
I am not saying newer cars don't have more safety built in, I am saying its a matter of finding what level you are comfortable in and to not get suckered into needless fear over your cars safety rating while the average driver does not even maintain their car's brakes.
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I drive a 2006. I have physical buttons and a shifter where my hand can lean on. Its great. lol
I think anything 2008 and before is kinda a sweet spot for car driving quality. After the subprime crisis its like all the car makers went to shit.
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They'll make it cheaper for awhile to justify it to the public and government and then slowly raise the price so that you're paying full price AND watching ads.
So Netflix….
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There will soon come a time when I am only able to shop for a new car at a junkyard.
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Yes, But this is my point. You are sharing a video from "CAR TV" who's tag line is "Watch New Model Cars With Pleasure
" Its very much selling the idea that newer is safer, but the data only shows a slight increase in safety (and nothing on rate of crashes old vs new). In the video they show the two cars crashing but no data at all, the 1998 one from what I can see looks non fatal (seatbelt held, engine block not in lap, steering wheel not impaling chest) but not only do they say "The test showed the driver of the older Corolla would likely have died as a result of the 64km/h collision" they also don't show that data. Even when looking for sources I get almost no where, this stinks.Oh and in the little write up they say "ROAD safety experts have renewed calls for drivers to get behind the wheel of newer cars after an unprecedented crash test revealed shocking results." Why do they write ROAD in all caps? Is this a special interest group? A lobbyist? No idea I can't even check since there are no sources!
I am not saying newer cars don't have more safety built in, I am saying its a matter of finding what level you are comfortable in and to not get suckered into needless fear over your cars safety rating while the average driver does not even maintain their car's brakes.
…not get suckered into needless fear over your cars safety rating while the average driver does not even maintain their car's brakes.
Personally if my brakes are fucked I want all the other safety features I can get.
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…not get suckered into needless fear over your cars safety rating while the average driver does not even maintain their car's brakes.
Personally if my brakes are fucked I want all the other safety features I can get.
Might I suggest instead of spending money on a car payment, spend less money on maintance? I am shocked at how many bald tyre, brakes fucked, window washer fluid depleted cars are sliding around in winter.
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Might I suggest instead of spending money on a car payment, spend less money on maintance? I am shocked at how many bald tyre, brakes fucked, window washer fluid depleted cars are sliding around in winter.
Might I suggest instead of spending money on a car payment, spend less money on maintance? I am shocked at how many bald tyre, brakes fucked, window washer fluid depleted cars are sliding around in winter.
I fail to see how spending less on maintenance would fix that.
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That practice was halted and now the vehicle video is under MUCH stricter control with an option to not share any of it at all.
Given the choice, I'd rather have some Tesla employee joking about what I park next to than Tesla Inc selling my driving data to insurance companies like most other automakers do...Believing any of that means trusting President Elon Musk. I certainly don’t
