You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way? Imagine buying a brand-new, fancy, premium-grade car. From an automaker with a respected name. Like, say, BMW. This is a machine with some status! Let’s say it costs, oh, $61,500, and you’re paying, what, about $1300 a month? Something […]
  • pageflight@piefed.socialEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Ah right, this was BMW too:

    For the past few years, BMW has behaved in a way that seems to treat their buyers as targets for more revenue over everything else. Remember all their subscription bullshit? People hated that, and worked around it, and eventually BMW had to dial that back, because having a subscription for heated seats makes people want to riot.

    So, definitely on the “don’t even consider” list.

    • magnetosphere@fedia.io
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      25 days ago

      Unfortunately, I have to agree.

      A lot of people think of BMWs as an “aspirational car” that they actually have a chance of owning someday. Mechanically, they’re excellent cars. I’m disappointed that they keep doing things to cheapen their image. Lately they’ve been acting like they’re owned by a private equity firm.

    • jode@pawb.social
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      25 days ago

      I mean they did that the second they started making SUVs and then really did that the second they put an M badge on an suv. Seriously, their brand used to be 3,5,7 series. What even numbers are they now? They don’t mean anything anymore. Bonkers. But hey line go up I guess.

  • tias@discuss.tchncs.de
    0·
    25 days ago

    I own a house, and I make payments to a mortgage company every month, and I’m pretty sure it would be illegal for that mortgage company to put a fucking Spider-Man billboard in my yard, facing my front windows.

    So… you don’t own a house, the bank owns it. Don’t give them ideas.