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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (6 children)

But I'm still not allowed to touch my cellphone while behind the wheel because the screen is too distracting, right?

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We dun fucked up when we made tarring and feathering CEOs illegal.

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Welp every manufacturer that shows this should go down immediately upon first offense.

Not even kidding, this should be corporate suicide.

Dodge and Jeep are (well Jeep already was tbh) both firmly on the "actively speak out against" list. If I was in a place of hugely inflated power, I would dismantle the entire company, and sell it to whoever that company likes the least.

This should honestly be a brand ending scenario in less than 5 seconds after the first ad. CEO should be in the bread line TODAY from getting hit with this.

ABSOLUTE zero tolerance. There are no valid arguments against this and I will die on this hill.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I’ll accept this when the car comes for free.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

We need to tally up all the accidents and pedestrian hit-and-runs that occur involving cars with this “feature.” It would likely be enough of an increase you could reasonably make a class action lawsuit. I have no sympathy whatsoever for a car manufacturer that can’t get it through their heads that distracted driving is a major cause of accidents, and could easily happen by their own features.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

That's the grim truth, isn't it

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

So... um... will the buyer get money from Dodge to drive this shit then?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

You mean the "oopsie poopsie it's just a glitch nothing to see here" thing that was happening to jeeps a little while ago?

Color me shocked

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

I'd quit my job and start running the campaign for anyone who's willing to run on outlawing this shit. I'd work 75 hour weeks handing out fliers about distracted driving.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Stop buying new cars until they remove this bullshit. We can go 40 years with existing cars without buying a single new one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The cost of used cars isn't much better assuming you don't want a piece of crap. After almost being killed by 2 used cars I'd prefer to not risk it anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you've bought any Stellantis Fiat Chrysler Dodge Jeep etc. product in the last 20 years then you deserve this. Absolute junk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

My 2006 dodge says I do not deserve this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I bought a Pacifica plug in hybrid because I wanted electric and needed a minivan for my 3 kids. Worst decision ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well, that's truly horrible, but at least it can distract you from the fact you are in a car like that for some reason. Unless it's an ad for the a newer model.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

This is why I'd rather rebuild my 30 year old civic's engine than buy a new car.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That seems like a lot of hassle if you're then going to buy a new car anyway.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why would i be buying a new car anyways? I don't want one, the newest car I'm even interested in purchasing in the future is over a decade old. I just drive my wife's car when I work on mine.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago

He was making fun of a light grammatical error in your post.

You said 'I'd rather rebuild the engine then buy a new car'

What you meant was 'I'd rather rebuild the engine than buy a new car.'

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Before starting the engine please watch this 30 second unskippable ad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Saying "before x" and giving the amount of time kinda implies unskippable.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Exactly why I wont buy any vehicle with any sort of network connection outside of the CANbus.

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