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Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Would upgrading to an aftermarket display system be capable of avoiding this?

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

Is it even possible to replace the head units on deeply integrated cars like this?

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Looked at my car radio the other day to see the name of the song playing. Evidently, it was called " injured, get 'xxxx' lawyer."

[–] funkyfarmington@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Here I am extremely pissed at the people who made it where my dogs trigger fasten seatbelt beeps in a old Tacoma.

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[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's an ad to call a phone number, are people buying things on the phone like this?

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[–] nibble4bits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Wake up sheeple!

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Mopar going full idiot

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Good. I've seen those RAM vehicles, they're all american "tiny penis wagons" as I like to call them. Ridiculously pointlessly gigantic vehicles, all the better for running down children and guzzling petrol.

The tossers who drive those don't deserve good things.

[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Huh it's funny my 2011 3500 ram 6.7l fully loaded bed get about the same if not better fuel economy as my 2023 toyota highlander with a 2.4l 4cylinder. I think you just formed your opinion without much experience of shit that goes on around you and are just regurgitating things you have read online.

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[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Real question is what cable or fuse can I pull to disable this?

Bitch all you want about RAM drivers, but this is coming to all cars. Start resisting now.

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[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Well don't worry your brand new Dodge will last about 5-7 years max. So you won't be seeing those ads too long.

They're truly horrible horrible machines. GMC is about the only American brand worth anything and even they suck now.

Honda and Toyota is the way to go anything else and you're just wasting money.

Sucks they don't have super duty trucks for people that need those like hot shotters though.

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[–] kolorafa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I think all people that see that ads need to pickup a phone and call them asking stupid questions and waste their time, they clearly ask you to do that.

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