In a dispute over a repair law, Subaru and Kia crippled their own wireless features in Massachusetts. Maine could be next.

  • @0110010001100010
    17•1 year ago

    Which is why I’m going to keep buying older, “dumb” cars as long as a can. Not only do they not have this BS they are easier to work on. My oldest car is a 2012 Mazda3 (after my son totaled the 2007 Accord).

      • @0110010001100010
        8•1 year ago

        It’s not a very thrilling story…

        There is a 2-way stop around the corner from our house that you have to use pretty much all the time to go anywhere. He was turning left, dude across the way was turning right. We’d told him over and over and over just let the other person go because they are going to go anyway. Well, he didn’t listen. He turned (and had the right-away as he was there first) only to be hit on the passenger-side front by an F350 with a trailer. It was very low speed but big-ass truck vs little sedan it was done for. Fortunately, highway patrol had no problem realizing it was the other dudes fault so cited him and his insurance had to pay for the total. Ended up replacing it with a 2014 Focus which is very meh but it’s been largely fine.

    • @[email protected]
      4•1 year ago

      2003 Toyota. Using it till the wheels fall off.

      I made a sizable dent with my trailer a few days ago and had a good laugh.