European Audi A3 Buyers Have to Subscribe to Use Basic Car Features

https://jalopnik.com/audi-a3-buyers-must-subscribe-to-use-basic-car-features-1851331903

by bookofjoe • 2 years ago

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das_keyboard• 2 years ago

Let's see how this one goes.

It didn't go well for BMW before:

BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37421730

Kon-Peki• 2 years ago

I have an Audi, and it refuses to automatically change the clock when entering a new timezone (or when daylight savings time happens) unless I pay for the navigation feature that is completely redundant due to CarPlay.

So twice a year I roll my eyes, say "You'll have to try harder, Audi", and change the clock myself.

I guess they heard me. Joke's on them: this is almost certainly my last German car.

indemnity• 2 years ago

Yeah, former buyer of German “value engineering” pieces of shit (anything from Volkswagen AG and subsidiaries). Never again.

German quality my ass, they cannot build a car that doesn’t fall apart. Asian manufacturers can. They deserve to go out of business.

Alifatisk• 2 years ago

Luckily, this will only affect buyers in Europe

Yeah, what a luck

_nalply• 2 years ago

No. If you have read to the end, there's also a scheme for the US, a different one, but US buyers will be affected too.

Eddy_Viscosity2• 2 years ago

How long before they start adding features specifically designed to cause discomfort so they can charge a recurring fee to remove them. Like small prickles in the drivers seat. Pay $9.95/month to have the prickles retract.

It amazes me how there can be so many people that get up in the morning and go to work where that work is making the world a slightly worse place.

more_corn• 2 years ago

Don’t ever buy a car from a company who does this. That’s not the future any of us want.

wdb• 2 years ago

But did the base price of the Audi A3 drop in price? If they are removing basic car features...

Smoosh• 2 years ago

The features aren’t removed, they’re still there and contributed to the high base price, but you just haven’t paid the extra charge to use them. [obviously, I think this is an abhorrent idea].

European Audi A3 Buyers Have to Subscribe to Use Basic Car Features

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