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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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[–] alxmg@slrpnk.net 8 points 58 minutes ago

I’ll accept this when the car comes for free.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

nobody deserves it more than dodge charger owners

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago

Probably for bail bondsmen

[–] starvald_demelain@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] weremacaque@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 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 4 points 1 hour ago

That's the grim truth, isn't it

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour 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.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 13 hours ago

They picked some good frogs to test this on

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 2 hours ago

Brand new 2024 vehicle: I disabled all connectivity. No software updates, no remote start through their app, nothing; it will never connect to the internet. These greedy car and ad companies have lost the benefit of the doubt. Literally no amount of money will ever be enough for these giant corporations...

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 6 points 2 hours 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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[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

You mean the "oopsie poopsie it's just a glitch nothing to see here" thing that was happening to jeeps a little while ago?

Color me shocked

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 6 points 30 minutes ago

We dun fucked up when we made tarring and feathering CEOs illegal.

[–] Zzyzx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 27 minutes ago

But I'm still not allowed to touch my cellphone while behind the wheel because the screen is too distracting, right?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Before starting the engine please watch this 30 second unskippable ad

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 29 minutes ago

Saying "before x" and giving the amount of time kinda implies unskippable.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 12 hours ago

And so it begins.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago

Excited to see what cool things people can do with a jailbroken car.

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