Cross posted from https://hexbear.net/post/9006467
A Sycamore Township man said a mandatory software update on his Volkswagen Jetta appeared to trigger a cascade of malfunctions, leaving key safety features and the infotainment system not working properly. A dealership then told him it would cost $1,600 to diagnose and repair:
As soon as the dealer quoted $1600 to fix I’d whip out my phone right there and call the state Attorney Generals office and file a consumer affairs complaint against both Volkswagen and the dealer.
Nevermind cars! I have a strict policy that companies may not reach into my devices remotely and do things. For EVERY thing I own. Cars AND non-cars!
Pull, not push.
Volkswagen should fix that shit for free. I can’t tell you how pissed off I’d be if some random OTA update bricked my car.
You wouldn’t download a car.
I mean, you still wouldn’t, because you still can’t. AFAIK there is no printable project available that will make you a fully functional car, neither electric and certainly not ICE.
You must be fun at parties
It's called a virtual car
Sarcasm
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I’m pretty sure my next car will be
used.[edit] sorry, I mean “Pre-owned”. Don’t flame me.
What’s wrong with “used car” as a term?
It’s considered newist.
Ohh so like buying new is superior? Nah. I mean for some things like hard drives (for PCs) or smartphones there’s good reasons to do that (could have malware on it), but cars or appliances I’d think that someone who thinks buying new is superior is dumb. If the thing is well maintained, you’re getting something from a device class leagues above what you’d get new. Plus modern machines are full of cloud crap that makes it break after a few years when the manufacturer pulls the plug on the servers. Used is king!
I was joking, but yeah i agree. There’s times I’ve gone to great pains to find an old version of a thing to buy.
used is fine, dunno why you changed it?
I think one guy has a Volkswagen Jetta he can sell you.
