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I recently bought a fancy muscle car with all that crap integrated into the infotainment system. I explained to the sales guy that I WANTED to keep this car fo
by Consultant32452 1y ago
I recently bought a fancy muscle car with all that crap integrated into the infotainment system. I explained to the sales guy that I WANTED to keep this car for the rest of my life but was concerned that wouldn't be possible. In 10 years it may literally be impossible to find a phone that will connect via the USB/bluetooth to the infotainment system. We may all be using something completely different. Not to mention, no one will be manufacturing replacements for that infotainment system if it ever craps out.
You can go buy a 50 year old muscle car and upgrade the radio to something kind of modern. But that won't be possible with my car 50 years from now. It's too integrated.
The sales guy had clearly never considered this issue before.
- jacobgkau 1y agoIt seems like he didn't need to consider it, since you bought it anyway.
- jlarocco 1y agoI wonder how long it will be before the first EVs get bricked because the manufacturer doesn't want to ship software updates to the old hardware any more. If it can happen to a $1500 phone or a $5k computer, I'm sure it will happen to a $20k car eventually.
- theothertimcook 1y agoI think it’s already happened with some teslas banned from charging stations and being gimped after sale for whatever reason. Apparently a bunch of jeeps got bricked by a pop software update.
- rlpb 1y ago> The sales guy had clearly never considered this issue before. This seems to happen far too often. I've come to the conclusion that salespeople pretend this is the case on purpose, since it benefits them for you to believe that you're the exception.
- gautamcgoel 1y agoWhich car + how do you like it?
- Consultant32452 1y ago2022 challenger srt hellcat redeye. I absolutely love it.
- theothertimcook 1y agoDepending on how mainstream and popular it is, china may come to the rescue. They’ve made some really cool drop in replacements for oem systems.