I can't use heated seats on my BMW unless I pay a monthly subscription
10h 6m ago by piefed.world/u/beep in lemmyshitpost from i.ibb.co
Don't buy from companies that do this, should be obvious?
Tough to do for hardcore BrokenMoneyWaster fans.
For anyone actually wondering, no BMW never made it so you had to pay a subscription for heated seats. The backlash was enough to end that before it happened.
True for the US
According to a BMW spokesperson, seat heaters were offered in subscription form in the UK, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa, etc.
They stopped with the seats but are still trying
https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20230908-bmw-drops-plan-heated-seats/
Interesting. Maybe that's the case another countries I'm in the US. The seat heaters just work you don't have to do anything.
Wasnt Mercedes paywalling full throttle use if you wanted to go fast(er)?
What about the adaptive shockabsorbers? IIRC they were on a monthly subscription.
I believe you just pay once and then it is permanent, no subscription. Still total BS, but not a subscription.
And to be honest it’s really nice for the second hand market. Every car gets heated seats installed, and the next owner can “activate” them.
Plus bmw always provided the option to pay in full for them, or BNPL model it.
They would put airbags behind a subscription if we let them.
There are motorcycle air bag vests with a subscription...
I don't need them while driving. Unheated seats are the bigger discomfort.
Don't buy from company that disrespect you like that. Simple.