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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] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's so insane how seemingly every company wants to fuck over all their customers these days. Their obsession with fucking infinite growth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

time for a new sound system then, lmao

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Whenever I upgrade my car, if it has this “feature “ I will immediately change out the system.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm surprised Dodge is trying this considering the thousands of memes of BMW implementing pay to use features on their vehicle ever since they added subscription heated seats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Memes only matter if they effect revenue. If profit climbed then the stupid stays.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Memes don't matter if revenue climbed

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

"Please subscribe to continue operating your vehicle"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Glitch”

More like

“Let’s see how people react”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Didn't another car manufacturer have a similar "glitch" with in-car ads fairly recently? This story feels so familiar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, Jeep, owned by Stellantis who also owns Dodge.

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