Comment on BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them

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• superkret@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  No, they peaked in 2012, when the new Dacia Sandero was released.

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  • kent_eh@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Good news!

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    • the16bitgamer@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Is it the Dacia Sandero?

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  • randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wow! Great! Nice! Anyway…

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  • RunTillYouPuke@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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• bamboo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not sure I’d agree on no spyware. Systems like OnStar are still tracking locations and are deeply integrated into the car. But at least this is before they subscription-ized basic features.

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• Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Cars peaked in 2004 or 2005, most cars since then seem to be user data collection engines with wheels attached.

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  • Ton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Peak car was 1990-1994, largely mechanical, little elektronics and reliable as hell. My Merc from that time is built like a tank and everything is screwed together, not glued.

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    • bug@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      All good until someone smashes into you and you discover how far safety features have come in three decades!

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      • Ton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Of course, the biggest security feature is sitting in the drivers seat.

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    • Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The 1990 Honda Civic may be the most reliable car of all time. Sadly it’s also easily stolen with nothing but a screwdriver, but still!

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    • uint8_t@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      early '90s? nah, give me fuel injection, catalytic converter, ABS, and airbags, please

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      • Ton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes, all on board (except for the airbag) in my 1992 Benz.

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• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  2005 - 2018 - Many decent cars were made in this period. Aside from all the pollution. And emissions fraud.

  It 's the pinnacle of the small SUV fashion (I like them, sue me) but you could still get sedans and station wagons as well. Mechanical controls still ruled, no single touchscreens. Good audio was the norm, rear cameras not so much but you could get one. Small turbocharged diesels have the best fuel economy possible for a pure combustion engine.

  Most importantly no online connection or subscriptions of any kind. I love the idea of electric propulsion. But in the current market it comes with so many undesirable baggage.

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  • mean_bean279@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think most importantly it was that they often didn’t have an infotainment with everything integrated in it and that regular cars still were mostly using double din head units which are perfect to swap out. It’s a standard that we should have kept but didn’t. ☹️

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