I don't know. I don't understand anything about BMW anymore.
Electric Vehicles etc
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Calvin27
Eats Squid
Wait until you hear about their heated seat and steering wheel subscription model...
Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
Cars might be more like iPhone with wheels as time moves on.
Subscription for features is something that no one apart from the car company and their ever hungry shareholders could love.
Scotty T
Ribbet, but ribbet good
I wonder if you can subscribe to that only over winter? It's an interesting way to do it, all your cars can do all the things and the only big hardware difference is the power train and battery.
Scotty T
Ribbet, but ribbet good
Sion seems to be going a different direction. It's looking really impressive, and a fair way off here in Oz I bet. From the site:
- DIY is back. You can change standard replacement parts by yourself, without needing much prior knowledge.
- By publishing a workshop handbook, we make it possible to establish an extensive network of independent mechanics.
- For any repairs involving high-voltage or body parts, we cooperate with a well-known European service provider.
Scotty T
Ribbet, but ribbet good
Ultimately a waste of materials. If you live in Qld it's useless. But if you buy it used in Vic from Qld you can activate it and don't need to find the one that had the feature added. Still, most ev's could remotely pre heat the cabin so it's a redundant feature to me. Are others aside from BMW doing this with these sort of features? At first I thought it was a pisstake.
Calvin27
Eats Squid
I just find it funny someone is buying a $80k beemer and has to take out a $18/m payment plan/DLC on heated seats instead of forking out $500.
Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
Also would assume that the car has internet connectivity that I bet the owners would have to indirectly pay or software keys that expire if you don't take it back for a service at a dealership after some time or km interval.
I just get a strong feeling that the eCar gives a clean slate to do things new ways that they wanted do but found it hard to weasel into existing sales practices. Ongoing revenue generation is a big juicy carrot begging to be bitten so they might as well try it now.
model 3 is finally home. they had a massive warehouse with 50-60 cars there and trucks delivering all the time. Drive home took a little getting used to, the touch screen is an overload at first. so far quite happy with it. one thing i didnt like was the offset speedo going through school zones.
Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
We are waiting to hear how it feels at WOT. Get that right foot heavier
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
The pedal isn't just an on-off switch? Why even buy a Tesla?We are waiting to hear how it feels at WOT. Get that right foot heavier
Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
Whatever it has, it deserves a solid boot with a size 9 sooner than laterThe pedal isn't just an on-off switch? Why even buy a Tesla?
chill and comfort modes for me just nowWe are waiting to hear how it feels at WOT. Get that right foot heavier
Haakon
greenbean counter
Especially as there is no running in required on a new EV!Whatever it has, it deserves a solid boot with a size 9 sooner than later
andrew9
Likes Dirt
I'm not clicking on that clickbait looking thumbnail. Can you give us the gist, preferably in two sentences or less?
Mr Crudley
was a wheel size expert
Ok, we can approve that as long as it is sprayed jet black with flame murals around the front wheels and on the bonnet