Mazda's $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option | Carscoops
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Right-to-repair advocates believe that car owners should have full ownership of the technology embedded in their vehicles
  • manualoverride@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    I’ve had to ask Kia Europe for clarification on what happens when their 7 years of Kia Connect finishes. At the moment no one really knows if it will just continue or end up being a hidden subscription.

  • redisdead@lemmy.worldEnglish
    48·
    2 months ago

    Amount of time I thought “Dang, if only I could have started my car while I was not in it.” In the past 25 years since I passed my license: 0

    • manualoverride@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      Maybe you don’t live somewhere where your car is insanely hot or frozen over a lot? I’ve lived in both climates and remote start/ac/heat is a game changer.

      • redisdead@lemmy.worldEnglish
        46·
        2 months ago

        I have the ability to turn the car on and survive for the few minutes it takes for heat/cold to do it’s thing.

        • manualoverride@lemmy.worldEnglish
          52·
          2 months ago

          Just for some perspective I’m talking about where you need to remotely turn on your block heater so the diesel can return to liquid, the engine can turn on so the cabin heats up enough to allow the door locks and handles to function and let you in the car.

          Also driving to work in a hot car in southern Europe waiting for the AC to kick in really sucks, we should enjoy journeys, not just survive them.

          • redisdead@lemmy.worldEnglish
            27·
            2 months ago

            Boo fucking hoo when I was a kid we opened the windows of the car to cool down.

            I’m pretty sure places that are cold enough to freeze the gas have other solutions than oem remote start on their miatas