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In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn't feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?

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[-] Old_Dude@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Is this just for info to be pushed to your phone? Seems reasonable unless there are features in the car itself that require a subscription.

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Is it reasonable? I can hardly imagine it provides $59 worth of value.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Roadside assistance alone can be worth it. AAA's most basic plan for instance is $64.99 by itself.

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

True, I suppose I’d have to see how comprehensive their road side policy is to make a decision there.

But for the rest of it, a handful of API calls? Certainly not worth it.

[-] nicetriangle@kbin.social -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Most decent new cars don't have any major issues that would strand you on the side of the road for the first 10 years

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

New cars have magically new never-die batteries, never puncture tires, radiators that never crack, pipes that never split or come loose, etc now?! Holy cow, why haven’t we heard about this before?!

[-] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Lots of new cars don't even come with a spare tire. They either don't have anything or at best include a can of fix-a-flat

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