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[–] Foni@lemmy.zip 53 points 3 days ago (10 children)

oh yes, surely that idea helps them compete with Chinese cars, this is what they are going to add value to and justify their price

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 days ago (9 children)

It lowers the upfront cost which is what millions of financially illiterate people think of first. $299 biweekly for 96 months! That’s $20 cheaper than XYZ

Never you mind how much extra it costs for radio or heated seats or the horsepower on the sticker.

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If it's already built into the car the car won't be any less expensive just because the features is locked behind a subscription.
Even if you don't buy the subscription, you already payed for the feature since they already built it into your car. They didn't do that for free and hope that you pay for it later.

[–] andreluis034@bookwyr.me 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's a lot cheaper for OEMs to just manufacture one SKU (a car with all the hardware) than to have a bunch of different options. Now, wether or not they pass those savings to the consumer, I have my doubts

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Totally depends on the part

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