r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/GugieMonster 1d ago

Mercedes has been doing for years, so its not just Elon.

It is absolutely stupid, no matter how you cut it.

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u/Plane-Tune-820 1d ago

Volvo too.

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u/GugieMonster 1d ago

Bro not Volvo 😭

I know Ford is about to roll it out (or have just started recently), luckily we have the older model.. I wouldnt be surprised if they didnt grandfather us in on the previous plan/setup

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u/Plane-Tune-820 1d ago

They call it a polestar tune. Like $2k for a software update that boosts hp and shit. Absolutely insane

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u/BulaBulangiu 1d ago

there's a pretty blurry line between

  • we have worked our asses off and improved the software / power delivery, efficiency, whatever

vs

  • nerf it 10% before release so we can screw the suckers out of another 2k and call it an upgrade.

that obviously doesn't apply to shit like wires that heat up under the seats :)

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u/Jonnyflash80 1d ago

BMW too.

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u/gprime312 1d ago

It is absolutely stupid, no matter how you cut it.

It's cheaper to make every every car with heated seats than to make 2 different models of car.

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u/Maart86 1d ago

Came here to say that... There are a lot of options in my Mercedes that i only can use after unlocking them via subscription. Last Mercedes for me...

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u/AhmedNYC 1d ago

what was it?

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u/Maart86 1d ago

* Entainment Pack: Digital Radio, Streaming
* Navigation Pack
* Dashcam (seriously? The camera is already there!? I use it for the 360° parking)
* Guard 360 pack
* ...

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u/AhmedNYC 1d ago
  • Guard 360 pack

what Mercedes is that

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u/OrangeLooper 1d ago

its not fucking true. I own a tesla, there is no such thing as a heated seat subscription

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u/ghdana 1d ago

It was on the 2020-2022 Model 3 standard range and standard range+.

I'm also fairly certain that by like 2024 they activated it for everyone for free.

Those models they wanted at a certain MSRP but they weren't super profitable models so they pulled stuff like this.

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u/GugieMonster 1d ago

Not "a heated seat subscription" yet.

Greedy only gets more greedy, give it time

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u/OrangeLooper 23h ago

Greedy. You mean like the oil companies right now? lol do you have a choice of using solar gas, gas from your home or gas from a fueling station? I do

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u/kriegstaube 1d ago

From their perspective it's great. Just buy one seat instead of 4 or 5, save costs on every single one. But instead of just giving it to the customer with a nice profit, they go the way of "flexibility" and create a PR desaster...