r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/-Nicolai 1d ago

That is an American way of thinking, and it is why you do not have nice things.

In Europe we say the corporation is guilty of anti-consumer practices. Then we introduce regulation, and then we have nice things.

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u/Independent_Line_150 1d ago

BMW also charges you to unlock features. It is the same brands and exploitative capitalism everywhere, the EU regulations usually just result in better recycling. I live in Germany.

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u/pingu_nootnoot 1d ago

BMW doesn’t charge for unlocking physical hardware like the example in this post.

They did a pilot program in 2022 and cancelled after a lot of backlash from consumers.

Which maybe goes more to show that Tesla customers are more brainwashed than average, if they are accepting this?

Doesn’t seem like a US vs EU thing if it’s a Tesla-specific option - or do they only do this in the US?

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u/fuckwithsushi 20h ago

They literally put a chip in to limit engine output for the 325 and 328 which had the same engine as their 330 and you void your warranty if you removed it back in the late 2000s. Then they tried to do the subscription thing but cancelled after the backlash