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BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat - The Autopian (www.theautopian.com)

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[–] pageflight@piefed.social 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ah right, this was BMW too:

For the past few years, BMW has behaved in a way that seems to treat their buyers as targets for more revenue over everything else. Remember all their subscription bullshit? People hated that, and worked around it, and eventually BMW had to dial that back, because having a subscription for heated seats makes people want to riot.

So, definitely on the "don't even consider" list.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, I have to agree.

A lot of people think of BMWs as an “aspirational car” that they actually have a chance of owning someday. Mechanically, they’re excellent cars. I’m disappointed that they keep doing things to cheapen themselves. Lately they’ve been acting like they’re owned by a private equity firm.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 12 points 2 days ago

Tbf, I feel like a large percentage of BMW owners deserve all of this...