Raynger24
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Below are excerpts from two different online articles, with links provided. Personally, I'm flabbergasted over the whole idea of paying for features that are already installed in the vehicle. Anyway, just FYI as it's not just GM, but probably coming to most, if not all automakers. Hopefully, if people would just refuse to pay, it will force car makers to back down. I'm curious as to other forum member thoughts.
"As cars get more expensive to make and profit margins dwindle, automakers are coming up with new and loathsome ways to squeeze more money out of their customers. Subscription-based access to vehicle features, like heated seats or remote key starts, fobs, are the latest attempt to charge people for things their car already came with. The question is whether customers are going to lay down and take it."
"Driving the news: Ford recently announced new options for accessing its top rated BlueCruise hands-free highway driving technology."
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/13/23206999/car-subscription-nightmare-heated-seats-remote-start
"As cars get more expensive to make and profit margins dwindle, automakers are coming up with new and loathsome ways to squeeze more money out of their customers. Subscription-based access to vehicle features, like heated seats or remote key starts, fobs, are the latest attempt to charge people for things their car already came with. The question is whether customers are going to lay down and take it."
"Driving the news: Ford recently announced new options for accessing its top rated BlueCruise hands-free highway driving technology."
- Buyers can activate BlueCruise at the time of purchase for three years by rolling the $2,100 cost into the financing.
- Or, they can use BlueCruise for free for 90 days, then activate it later for $800 a year or $75 a month. They can even subscribe for a road trip and reactivate it as needed.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/13/23206999/car-subscription-nightmare-heated-seats-remote-start
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