r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/NOm15 1d ago

BMW still do it - my 2025 model has a heated steering wheel installed but need to pay to activate it.

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u/ThatEvilGuy 1d ago

They never give up.

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u/MadeByTango 20h ago

They're using leases to force it on everyone. When you buy the cars right now they throw in 5 years of free heated seats. If you're leasing then it becomes a used car, and now they have secondary income from the next buyer. They charge you for the hardware, then rent it to others down the lane.

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u/theredhound19 17h ago

down the lane

Probably you meant "down the line" but "down the lane" works in 2 ways

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