There are no high end middle class cars now. Used be if you got an audi, merc, beamer etc. You were part of an in group where youngot extras. Now you spend 80K and they want you to subscribe for cruise control and AC. Lambourghini and porsche dropped back to entrr the market and only brought their badge.
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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So does this mean I can stop hearing about stupid "Jeep Culture" bullshit now?
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Something something stallmanwasright.
There will soon come a time when I am only able to shop for a new car at a junkyard.
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This looks like a Luigi level threat
This is why used cars are so dang expensive, it seems like automobile quality has been in a free fall since 2008. The end user experience gets worse while the price goes up.
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Stop 👏 Buying 👏 New 👏 Shit 👏
I could run a whole community on how to recycle, reuse, repurpose. Why the hell are people buying new cars?!
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They really do take 80s and 90s dystopian movies as inspiration. Almost funny how ridiculous unimaginatively evil that are.
I wonder if disconnecting the car’s cell antenna would prevent this crap from loading.
Does this car have Android Auto/Carplay? Hopefully while that is active you can’t see the ad either.
They generally go into limp mode if they cannot report on you.
I mean it's a Jeep. You don't buy that if you don't want a limp car, anyways. :P
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Anyone know any brand that doesn't pull this kind of shit in their cars?
Anything made before ~2015. You have a lot of great cars to choose from.
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This webpage is broken. It doesn't have content until you allow thrid-party scripts.
Sorry I don't check if a webpage requires 3rd party scripts before I post them for you. Leave it blocked and moved on I guess?
Maybe we just throw an ad on the windshield... Like a little one... Off to the side?
Lol! Imagine in 5pm traffic!..
Broom! Broom!
Stop!
Hey! You driving! The university of Phoenix has a degree just for you!
Go!
Stop!
And wells Fargo can help! Our loans are only 8% Apr!
Go!
Stop!
Pah pah pah pah....I'm loving it! At McDonalds we brought back the stegosaur burger! PST! Its actually crock!
Go!..
Sounds like the Jeep corporate execs should be charged with all the crimes that result from road rage incidents involving people who own Jeep products.
Fuck this shit. I don't even want to ever buy a newer car these days. Too much invasive bullshit.
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