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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
That is one example, yes. Right or not the feature was working when the used car was purchased by the second owner. He thought he was paying for the feature because, well he did, it was in a working used car.
That also points to my argument about paying for hardware to support a function that isn't "switched on", basically a $7,000 bit flip.
There have been other anecdotal issues such as some Model 3 owners claiming their car's performance dropped after on OTA upgrade right before the "performance model" was released, bloatware, etc.
Hey, if Tesla owners are happy with this stuff, then good for them. I'm not, nor do I plan to be, an owner so really I'm voting with my dollars.
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You can buy a car with active features like a warranty, roadside assistance, etc that expire or don’t transfer, or services like activated XM radio, OnStar, wifi, etc. The problem was with the dealer for not clarifying the autopilot was in a trial period and especially if he charged him a premium for it.
Often times cars come with features that everyone pays for but only few use. It is just more extreme or different in this case. Sometimes you have to pay for a package to get a single feature you want. Sometimes you pay that extra money for navigation when all you use is your phone. Sometimes the engine is overbuilt because you have the detuned model like my wife’s Audi Q5 3.0 SC compared to the SQ5, so this happens all the time.