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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are some manufacturers that do not do this garbage, or at least not often. I've heard good things about Hyundai specifically.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

For now they have customer goodwill to win back after nearly a decade of building cars that practically fell apart in a year or 2 in the late 00s and early 10s.

They'll catch up to the others in anti-consumer practices soon, but for now they're a good choice if you don't particularly care for performance or ride quality.

[–] _stranger_ 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tesla got rid of the heater subscription bullshit in 2021. Now, the only thing locked behind a paywall is internet related stuff (sentry over mobile, streaming media access, etc.), the performance boost, and FSD.

[–] noisefree 8 points 1 year ago
[–] Jmr 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But if the car is completely capable of habe that performance, why should people pay for it.

[–] _stranger_ 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I'm just correcting the article. Facts are better than fiction for conversations about reality.