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What fools.
Do this and within 6 weeks there will be a YT video of a guy worth a crazy accent jailbreaking the car's hidden hp. Probably with a $2 thing you can buy online.
Nah you'll need a $300 VCDS (or rent a legit one somewhere like eBay)...or at least a $20 AliExpress clone and a burner laptop/windows VM to plug it into.
More likely, your friendly neighborhood VW enthusiast, or your introverted-but-adderalled-VW-driving-nerd-slash-aliexpress-enthusiest (ahem) will do it for $50 bucks and half a blunt.
Sold my Golf R a while back. Wasn’t planning on buying another VW, but this is the nail in that coffin.
I'm wondering if this in part has to do with hitting average efficiency targets. By nerfing this car for most users, who won't really care or notice the difference in urban driving, they carve out more tollerance for lower efficiency in their SUVs/ICE cars while still hitting the average efficiency spec that gives them some government incentives and marketing opportunities. $700/car for a lifetime subscription is not a huge economic motivator in the scheme of things.
I was thinking the issue maybe nuanced like this as well.
It's also possible that a higher performance significantly increases wear and tear and to keep the warranty activated Volkswagen trades a bit more cash in return for unlocking some of the limitations.
That being said I didn't read the article so don't really know. And I really hate the idea of paying subscriptions for things we already own, especially because it feels like we don't own anything anymore.
Aarrrr matey, I'm sure a good pirate will be able to fix your engine troubles...
Honestly, I wish. The car hacking community is almost nonexistent, and doing it voids your warranty. I'm just hoping it picks up as warranties expire due to time/milage.
Rate of profit seems to be going to shit.
No one's paying for something they don't get to own outright.
You mean like the Nintendo Switch 2, or any iPhone ever, both of which you can only use if the manufacturer allows you to?
Nobody reads the fine print on anything. I don't own my phone, my movies, my music, my gaming console, my games, my car, nothing at all and yet I've payed for access to all of the above.
Welcome to terminal stage capitalism.
No you're just too lazy to realize what you can jailbreak or download, and align your purchases withthat ethos.
I own all my hardware and can pirate just about anything. Get on the right team.
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