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Nothing new. You can go the you Audi, BMW, Mercedes Dealer and "upgrade" your car with some features as long as no new hardware is required. It is quite common
by PinguTS 12y ago
Nothing new. You can go the you Audi, BMW, Mercedes Dealer and "upgrade" your car with some features as long as no new hardware is required.
It is quite common for some time, that a number of features are just a bit flip in the settings if it is enabled in your car or not. That is the reason why there is a whole industry around, which do things like "chip tuning". They just reverse engineered those things.
May be you can't go to a dealer in the US. But that is related to a different market situation. I learned, in the US you buy that car that the dealer has in his show floor available. In Europe, especially in Germany I order my car to my like. I can also go to that dealer and "add" features afterwards.
- throwawaymsft 12y agoI think you missed the key point the parent was making: what other manufacturer offers to upgrade your car's hardware (without it being part of a safety recall!). They'd rather you buy a new car with the better battery pack, vs. just upgrading that component.