alt Hacker NewsMy partner recently bought a newer Subaru. It’s great, and when we looked it up we saw it had remote start. Turns out it’s behind a subscription. When I found that out I essentially wrote off Subaru as a brand for my future car purchases. Catch me driving my 2017 civic into the ground before I pay a freaking subscription for basic vehicle functionality
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Bettet write off Toyota too then, and many others.
I agree with boycotting subscription looked down cars, but what is the point of remote start? Defrosting?
Remote start is basic vehicle functionality for you?
You and I understand the word "basic" differently.
I wish they'd offer a lifetime purchase option--but maybe they learned from the 2g remote start debacle not to rely on technology they don't control
There was an article not long ago about a Subaru vuln that allowed anyone to remote start, track, or unlock any new Subaru