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[โ€“] Scrollone@feddit.it 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'd like to know which country are you from. I live in Italy and I've never even seen a car with heated seating, it sounds like those fancy things for rich people in movies.

[โ€“] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

Estonia. I've seen 1980s or 90s heaps of junk with heated seats. It's kind of a requirement when it gets to -33C in the winter. It's also very cheap for manufacturers to add, so a lot of them include it as standard equipment in northern countries.

It was more common than AC here until AC became standard equipment in cars.

[โ€“] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

USA here. It mostly depends on the regional climate, in my experience. If youโ€™re buying a new car in Texas, it probably wonโ€™t have heated seats in the options package. If youโ€™re buying one in Vermont, it would be a lot more likely to be available.