In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn't feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?
The crazy thing is that at the price you are paying for a friggin telluride they could easily raise the price by a few hundred (ie several years worth of subscription) and it would be unlikely to shift sales by much at all but would not piss off the buyers like this. You can't put this crap on your car loan either. I really get the sense there is a conspiracy level concerted effort to try to indoctrinate generation Z into allowing every corporation they deal with to stick an IV into their bank accounts.
They intentionally didn't roll the subscription into the sale price. That's the goal. They want that sweet, predictable, monthly income that they sell their investors on.
They also figured that if you've found your car, you're less likely to walk away for what is essentially a fraction of the car's price.
I honestly hope the next car I buy has shit like this. Because boy am I going to make it my mission to jailbreak it and release my code open source.
If you are clever, confident, and savvy about it I think you could get your next car for free. If there was a kickstarter type project where I could pledge an amount in support of a jailbreak for a car I owned or was thinking of getting, I'd pledge a decent amount, I think a lot of people would.
That's the irony of all of this. I too would donate to a project that was actively trying to do this, even donate to their legal fund. I'd probably pay more than the subscription!
These asshole companies just don't realize that a determined developer and engineer will move heaven and earth to make sure that their freedoms (as in speech) aren't restricted.
I don't care if it's illegal. It's my fucking car. Once you sell it to me, it ceases to be your property. You leave $100 bill in the glove compartment before you sell it to me? Well it's mine now.
You leave software on my car's computer? Welp, it's mine now.
Right to repair is a main line issue for me
Keep us posted on make and model. I sure as hell will try to get one myself and help you test the shit out of that jailbreak.
They're training people for even worse subscription models.
10 years of this subscription is $1500. Would anyone blink if they were buying a new car for 1500 more? lol
I would... I don't want the feature. So why should I pay for it?