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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Well just when you thought bmw had take the cake with them subscription
On cars you buy
Mercedes-Benz have just blown them out the water
Pay a subscription fee off £900 a year or your car will be slower
To unlock the full speed to now need to pay yearly for it |
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"Well just when you thought bmw had take the cake with them subscription
On cars you buy
Mercedes-Benz have just blown them out the water
Pay a subscription fee off £900 a year or your car will be slower
To unlock the full speed to now need to pay yearly for it "
you can only drive at 70mph what difference does it make?  |
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over a year ago
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"On their £100k EQS and £80k EQE models, all those who lease an A Class will be ok. "
Test runing on they bigger models then then will implement across the range ones it’s been accepted as the normal
But if your paying 100k and 80k you think it would come with all the bells and whistles not get fleeced for another 1k a year |
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This is an odd one, and I certainly don’t agree with the business model.
But, you’re buying an EV and that has plenty poke, why would you pay to up the power and … get less range? 
More for less scenario here.
BMW offer the M Driver option which is £2K, ups the speed but they send you on a drivers course first. Vastly better value for money, and doesn’t affect the range! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Well just when you thought bmw had take the cake with them subscription
On cars you buy
Mercedes-Benz have just blown them out the water
Pay a subscription fee off £900 a year or your car will be slower
To unlock the full speed to now need to pay yearly for it you can only drive at 70mph what difference does it make? "
The difference is being able to take over cars or not
It’s not a speed limiter is a acceleration limiter meaning
Instead off being able to 0-60 in 4 seconds it will take a week to do 60 mph
Well not really it’s that’s me being a bit exaggerating but it is a fair amount |
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They also stated they “currently” have no plans to introduce the subscription in the UK, so not something the vast majority of you will have to deal with anythime soon.
In any case, slow claps at late stage capitalism. |
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"Well just when you thought bmw had take the cake with them subscription
On cars you buy
Mercedes-Benz have just blown them out the water
Pay a subscription fee off £900 a year or your car will be slower
To unlock the full speed to now need to pay yearly for it you can only drive at 70mph what difference does it make?
The difference is being able to take over cars or not
It’s not a speed limiter is a acceleration limiter meaning
Instead off being able to 0-60 in 4 seconds it will take a week to do 60 mph
Well not really it’s that’s me being a bit exaggerating but it is a fair amount "
Surely you can still overtake lol they wouldn't limit the speed that much that it would effect overtaking |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"This is an odd one, and I certainly don’t agree with the business model.
But, you’re buying an EV and that has plenty poke, why would you pay to up the power and … get less range?
More for less scenario here.
BMW offer the M Driver option which is £2K, ups the speed but they send you on a drivers course first. Vastly better value for money, and doesn’t affect the range! "
The problem is one’s they implement it and it becomes the “normal “ they take it further
And others will start as well
Apple is a grate example off it
They removed the chargers form new iPhones
Now close to all phones don’t come with chargers in the box
Apple removed the headphone jack now all phones don’t come with a head phone jack
Same thing will start happening here
Tesler was the first to offer subscriptions on cars you buy
Bmw took it a step further
But fully loaded ever car and have things cut off or in less you pay the subscription fee
Now Mercedes is trying to limit the power off your car or in less you pay a subscription free |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"They also stated they “currently” have no plans to introduce the subscription in the UK, so not something the vast majority of you will have to deal with anythime soon.
In any case, slow claps at late stage capitalism."
Test run to see how it’s recved and roll out across the bord 3 years later
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Well just when you thought bmw had take the cake with them subscription
On cars you buy
Mercedes-Benz have just blown them out the water
Pay a subscription fee off £900 a year or your car will be slower
To unlock the full speed to now need to pay yearly for it you can only drive at 70mph what difference does it make?
The difference is being able to take over cars or not
It’s not a speed limiter is a acceleration limiter meaning
Instead off being able to 0-60 in 4 seconds it will take a week to do 60 mph
Well not really it’s that’s me being a bit exaggerating but it is a fair amount Surely you can still overtake lol they wouldn't limit the speed that much that it would effect overtaking "
not in high power cars
But in cars with 90hp it be a killer
And ones one starts make money from it they all fallow suit |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"On their £100k EQS and £80k EQE models, all those who lease an A Class will be ok.
Test runing on they bigger models then then will implement across the range ones it’s been accepted as the normal
But if your paying 100k and 80k you think it would come with all the bells and whistles not get fleeced for another 1k a year "
They are the people that can afford to pay it. I can't see it being applied to lower range models of by less "prestigious" marques.
I can kind of see the logic in electric cars, the instant power is frightening, some people will buy it just for that, others will not and having it restricted will suit them. |
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I believe a more worrisome problem is vehicles that are 3g generation having features and abilities disabled with the axing of 3G.
Next to come 4g and 5g antiquation.
Too much tech integration in vehicles which isn't needed. |
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
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It’s just a continuation of the existing pricing, except more visible.
There’s very little difference in terms of production costs and parts between the shopping hatch models in their existing ranges, they’re just priced by performance.
This way they save on manufacturing costs by making the different models literally the same and fitting a software switch for the power mode.
Most folk won’t need it or want the extra costs, but it’s there if they do. |
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
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Also there is a new rule sneaked in that all new cars need to be speed limited.
That’s going to take a lot out of it - what’s the point in having a sub-5s 0-60 when you’re going everywhere at 20-30mph anyway? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"On their £100k EQS and £80k EQE models, all those who lease an A Class will be ok.
Test runing on they bigger models then then will implement across the range ones it’s been accepted as the normal
But if your paying 100k and 80k you think it would come with all the bells and whistles not get fleeced for another 1k a year
They are the people that can afford to pay it. I can't see it being applied to lower range models of by less "prestigious" marques.
I can kind of see the logic in electric cars, the instant power is frightening, some people will buy it just for that, others will not and having it restricted will suit them. "
I can see it being applied to the lower range in 3-5 years time it’s how all teach works
Re branding and re package |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I believe a more worrisome problem is vehicles that are 3g generation having features and abilities disabled with the axing of 3G.
Next to come 4g and 5g antiquation.
Too much tech integration in vehicles which isn't needed. "
Now that is something interesting when they cut 3G off what going to happen to those cars are they all going to get called in for a replacement conctoin modgel or any they just going to be dead in the water |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It’s just a continuation of the existing pricing, except more visible.
There’s very little difference in terms of production costs and parts between the shopping hatch models in their existing ranges, they’re just priced by performance.
This way they save on manufacturing costs by making the different models literally the same and fitting a software switch for the power mode.
Most folk won’t need it or want the extra costs, but it’s there if they do. "
I am just not in favour off things you own not being acssble games compey have been doing it for years
Locking parts off games off and calling it dlc but when the files are deep dived they been sitting there from the games realse |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Also there is a new rule sneaked in that all new cars need to be speed limited.
That’s going to take a lot out of it - what’s the point in having a sub-5s 0-60 when you’re going everywhere at 20-30mph anyway?"
That’s a stupid rule as most accidents happen at low speeds rather than high speeds |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I don’t them anyway, they always feel a little too feminine, like an hairdressers upgrade from an Audi TT. I’m saving up for a Maserati "
I don’t see a TT as a hair dresser’s car maybe the gen 1s
But onward they grate will sports cars pardon my French by they go like shit off a shuvle
Mind you they gr Yaris is king at the moment |
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By *akie32Man
over a year ago
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"I’m saving up for a Maserati
To buy it, or to continually repair it after purchase?"
had one a few years ago, it never went wrong in the year i had it, would have been wallet busting if it had tho, also the only car i ever sold for more than i paid for it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Thing is that Mercedes and BMW know they can get away with it because of the main reason people buy their cars.
Won't affect me though, I wouldn't touch either with a barge pole. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Thing is that Mercedes and BMW know they can get away with it because of the main reason people buy their cars.
Won't affect me though, I wouldn't touch either with a barge pole."
But it will catch on and others will fallow suit |
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this is going to be joy of all electric cars going forward and fully online controlled from manufactures .. I hope clients just give them the big finger and not buy the cars , vote with your wallet or have it removed by a 3rd party , there will be a huge market for people unlocking all this nonsesne |
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"this is going to be joy of all electric cars going forward and fully online controlled from manufactures .. I hope clients just give them the big finger and not buy the cars , vote with your wallet or have it removed by a 3rd party , there will be a huge market for people unlocking all this nonsesne "
I fully 100% think the same that it will be
And yes there will be a market to unlock the bs
As it seems to be only software
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"Thing is that Mercedes and BMW know they can get away with it because of the main reason people buy their cars.
Won't affect me though, I wouldn't touch either with a barge pole."
Nor me. I only drive proper right hand drive vehicles, not European stuff, whatever the pedigree, which has been bodged for the British market. |
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