Never buy a new car
OH. And espn thought of this in 2011
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2025
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That website isn't one to judge. I opened it up and there's huge ad overlay immediately lol.
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To me this looks like something potentially worse than just an ad. It looks like this text might be configurable by the dealership. I wonder if all of that gets screened and approved by people that work for the carmaker. Otherwise we will eventually see some funny stuff show up in people's trucks.
Capitalism will innovate!
Capitalism:
Everyday, I wanna ram my car into a building and hope I run over the CEO in their office.
Now the hardest part isn't ditching and risking my way of life, but choosing which CEO to ram 🤬
This is why the argument that paying for something would prevent ads falls apart. If they can squeeze more money out of people then they will, even if those people are paying $80k+ for the damn thing.
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Remind me later.
If they can in a crash, they can blame it on the advertisers' distraction. Insurers will love that.
Hasnt Jeep being doing this since at least last year? Every time you stop at a light or whatever you get an ad for Sirus radio.
Would upgrading to an aftermarket display system be capable of avoiding this?
Yes, replacing the head unit would stop it.
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Is there a custom firmware to counter this? And is there a way to inject custom firmware into it?
It's very strange that no one has created a custom firmware to counter this.
I don’t think there is much overlap between the sets of people
- buying these cars
- having the competence to hack them
- having the willingness and finances to potentially brick the car
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