Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign
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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.
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Nah but Stellantis will create it so people who bought the extended warranty can add on this perk
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I (unfortunately) am in the market for a new-to-me car and I'm so pissed that my only options are either 15+ year old vehicles or spyware on wheels.
I may not rip out any antennas, but I'm damn sure going to try and interfere with them somehow.
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My 2004 F150 rocks out, except for the mileage.
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Wait, what, you mean my saying something in a comment to a post doesn't automagically make that thing happen?!?
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Who knows it will spawn an industry of standardized EV chassis you can buy and 3D print shops for the custom body when regular car producers go too far with spying and nagging.
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I have a 2015 Rav 4 that's just on the cusp. It has built in GPS/Infotainment unit that has buttons, and needs to be updated by going to the Toyota website, downloading the software updates onto a USB, and then plugging the USB into the car's port.
Honestly it's the perfect level of tech for me. Sure the built-in maps are a bit outdated now, but I don't need cellular service to navigate around, and I have infotainment and climate buttons on my steering wheel as well as the dashboard.
Praying it lasts another 10 years.
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I was already decidedly against ever buying one and now I’m just laughing my ass off.
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Still loving my 2002 subaru. Cassette adapter bluetooth lol
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Assume these are at least super cheap and this is an alternative revenue model
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"I'm calling to talk to you about your vehicle's extended warranty"
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Fake data!
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I've had this idea for awhile to make complete conversion kits for more popular/common vehicles.
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They finally did it, the crazy sonnuva bitches finally reached you about your cars extended warranty.
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What a weird reply.
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It only gets weirder.
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There's a market waiting for car without all this crap. Late 2000s level of electronics and aids please. That goes for EVs too.
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Cool idea, but probably not going to happen. The outer surface of the car is too important for efficiency and safety to let a product like this exist.
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I had to do a driving gig for work around last Halloween. The minivan i rented had a control console I'd expect to find on the starship Enterprise. It took me 10 minutes of YouTube to figure out how to turn off the damn parking brake. Fuck that shit.
