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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 (1 children)

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 (2 children)

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

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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) (2 children)

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