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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] weremacaque@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

We need to tally up all the accidents and pedestrian hit-and-runs that occur involving cars with this “feature.” It would likely be enough of an increase you could reasonably make a class action lawsuit. I have no sympathy whatsoever for a car manufacturer that can’t get it through their heads that distracted driving is a major cause of accidents, and could easily happen by their own features.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 7 points 6 days ago

That's the grim truth, isn't it

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[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

I'd quit my job and start running the campaign for anyone who's willing to run on outlawing this shit. I'd work 75 hour weeks handing out fliers about distracted driving.

[–] starvald_demelain@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

So... um... will the buyer get money from Dodge to drive this shit then?

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 5 points 5 days ago

I would drive back to the seller istantly.

Car is mine. No internet connection if I don't won't, no data exchamge with the producer, nothing.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Tfw your car is trying to reach you about its own extended warranty

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

That’s one way to increase running red lights.

Like that sounds like it should be banned by the ntsb or dot… oh wait they don’t exist anymore, or soon to be cut.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you've bought any Stellantis Fiat Chrysler Dodge Jeep etc. product in the last 20 years then you deserve this. Absolute junk.

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[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

I never thought I would say this, but thank god there are a bunch of car hobbiest in my area.

If this type of invasive shit becomes mainstream, I at least know that the auto community around me will be able to fix anything that gets put into my travel device.

[–] ef9357@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Yet another car I’ll never buy.

[–] Superheavy@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Mmmm, delicious unbridled capitalism.

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[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

nobody deserves it more than dodge charger owners

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I sometimes wonder if my current car will be my last new car. My car has some tracking that I can supposedly disable, so I understand the appeal of classic cars more. I might have to pick up a mint condition early 2000s car for my midlife crisis.

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Just make a list of advertisers who actually advertise in these, and actively avoid & shame them. It is fair that they try new things out, but the problem is, when the consumers accept them.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I saw this on Lenny about Jeeps. I asked someone sitting in a new Jeep if she got ads when she came to a stop and she said no. So now I wonder if there is something about the trim level or something. She said it was 1 year old. Maybe this just started.

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[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This offends me to the core. Stellantis has made my shit list, and I will never purchase any product they are involved in. EVER !

[–] Bdtrngl@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Their cars are trash anyways so you're better off.

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