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Why never buy a BMW or any other that does the subscription scam

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yvesjv:
And Merc has decided to start scamming too.
Subscription fee for the ability to accelerate on a couple of EV models...
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-subscription-faster-acceleration-feature-price

Next I guess would be a subscription for breathing the oxygen coming in through the air vents... just kidding!

dilbert:
At the risk of being labelled by the more intelligent members of the forum as being scared, or a moron, I think this is just plain wrong. $1200 per year to access the vehicle's full performance potential is outright manufacturer extortion.

Munro:
I don't think anyone's arguing that recurring charges for features like heated seats is a good idea.  An annual charge for an acceleration option such as the Mercedes example is wrong without question; the feature should either be paid and delivered, or not.

However, having a feature enabled for a one-time fee, and therefore achieving the exact same end result as having the vehicle  conventionally equipped with said feature, is fine.

Navigator:

--- Quote from: Munro on Nov 24, 2022, 06:41:27 PM ---I don't think anyone's arguing that recurring charges for features like heated seats is a good idea.  An annual charge for an acceleration option such as the Mercedes example is wrong without question; the feature should either be paid and delivered, or not.

However, having a feature enabled for a one-time fee, and therefore achieving the exact same end result as having the vehicle  conventionally equipped with said feature, is fine.

--- End quote ---

Yes, I still see no issue with a one off fee to enable a feature, whether you pay that when you purchase the car or further down the track.  Holding owners to ransom by requiring continuous paying to access features is an issue though.  None of the stories I've seen on this seem to indicate that Mercedes is giving owners the option to pay for it in one hit, it's only by subscription, and that's a pretty low act, even by the very low bar set by Mercedes generally.

WAI4WD:
Well... Merc sales fell off a cliff when they went to a fixed pricing model. Just more silly stuff from them.

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