The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

  • @CharlesDarwinEnglish
    97•1 year ago

    I hate everything about the idea of paying a subscription for a…{checks notes}…car. It’s already bad enough when people are paying monthly for car payment or lease payment, now they get hit with a subscription for software?

    I hate this timeline.

    • cristalcommonsEnglish
      17•1 year ago

      just passing by, just wanted to say i liked your content a lot.

      • your username, ‘Charles Darwin’.
      • the ‘checks notes’, bc you feel like a tired medician raising a brow when reading the umpteenth diagnosis report of ‘stupidity’ in this world.
      • the ‘i hate this timeline’, bc our actions made us end in one of the world’s bad ends.

      so please, take my upvote and my upcomment, and have a nice day.

        • cristalcommonsEnglish
          11•1 year ago

          it’s admiration, not necrophilia! Charles Darwin is dead!

            • @kautauEnglish
              6•1 year ago

              Since they’re kink shaming themselves, I can only surmise that shame is another one of their kinks, in which case shame

            • cristalcommonsEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              what if i feel a sadistic kink about king shaming others’ kinks? my kink should be respected then, right? evil laugh

    • @PloppEnglish
      14•1 year ago

      What if I told you that you can get rid of all those monthly payments by signing up for our service. For only one all inclusive monthly fee you can pay all of them, including a service fee. Terms and conditions apply. Sign up today!

      • GreenMEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        ain’t that a bargain ?

    • NusmEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Uhh, you forgot about your insurance cost, tag fee, and driver’s license fee.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】English
      -8•1 year ago

      Man we keep running into each other.

      What’s wrong with leasing a depreciating asset? Never own large assets that are sure to lose value. Even if it’s like a work truck that makes you money, let someone else’s books take the loss.

      With vehicles, lessors get you on the overage miles. Negotiate it. When you turn the lease over, tell them you need to lease another one and you’ll do it with them if they waive the overage. If they won’t do it, go somewhere else. They won’t let you walk out the door without hacking away much or all of the overage.

      • @CharlesDarwinEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        ?

        I was not taking issue with leases, just commenting on the notion of a cost over and above a lease/car payment.