The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

  • Wussy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2077·
    1 year ago

    They’re just trying to recoup the cost of being forced to install turn signals even though their drivers don’t need them.

    • mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
      451·
      1 year ago

      They’re recouping the costs of hiring an in house orthodontist to fix all them buck tooth grills they made.

      • NewNewAccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
        162·
        1 year ago

        They’re hideous. I feel bad for all the people that were finally in a financial position to afford an M3/M4 and have to drive around that monstrosity.

        Do they try to fool themselves into thinking it looks good?

        • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          I mean the 3/4 is… questionable. But have you seen the 7/X7…? Not to mention the godawful monstrosity that is the XM? Like… what the actual fuck were the designers thinking? And moreover, what fucking imbecilic marketing yahoo thought it was a good idea to unabashedly bastardize literally everything that ///M division was supposed to be about since it’s inception? Like, honestly, I don’t view it as a real “performance” (sub)brand anymore. It’s that bad.

          • jj4211@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Hilarious if you look at the X5 it has a M package… which is just some cosmetics at this point.

          • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I actually prefer the 7 series over the 3 series looks. They’re both ugly, but at least the grill on the 7 series fits on the front of the car. The 3/4 series has to extend the hood upwards to fit the grill.

        • mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          What’s sad is that the motor is amazing, and the rear end and 3/4 view is beautiful. That front though instantly ruins it. It could have been an amazing car, but that front is just awful.