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

[Munro]

...a pretty low act, even by the very low bar set by Mercedes generally.

Indeed.  Mercedes seems bent on hanging itself in Australia.  It's a good thing that we're barely a blip on their sales graphs, because some of their latest styling efforts are truly hideous.

[yvesjv]

If not already mentioned, add Volkswagen to the list of cars soon to avoid...
https://www.neowin.net/news/popular-car-brand-wants-you-to-pay-monthly-to-unlock-more-horsepower/

[Munro]

The linked Hyundai/Kia article makes me laugh though.  As p!ssweak as Australian consumer law is sometimes, I somehow doubt charging for something that should be rectified under warranty would stand up in court.