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> It's more things like replacing tires at least once a year (which I think high torque EVs will do even faster), then at about 100k miles they replaced the wishbones / control arms. I've not heard of tires that need replacing once a year, unless you are doing an insane amount of driving. Tires are generally lasting 50k, 60k, even 85k miles. Can you elaborate on the scenarios that require yearly tire replacements?
> Tires are generally lasting 50k, 60k, even 85k miles. I would not want to be in a car with a tire that lasts 85K miles. Tires come in all kinds of compounds for different conditions but in general, the grippier the tire (i.e. better braking, better turning) the shorter the lifetime. Race tires take this to the extreme, maximizing grip at all cost and they only last as little as a few hundred miles. That would be si…
At least the "run-flat" design is worth it for long road trips, the ability to re-inflate, and increased storage space.
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That's assuming manufacturers wouldn't already include the price of rentable hardware in the cost of the car. Would any manufacturers do that? Why would a manufacturer fit in hardware for heated seats into a car, and not charge you for it? Because they hope you will subscribe to the heated seats? This argument breaks down in markets like India, middle East, Malaysia etc where it's hot and humid, and nobody would want…
Just FYI it does indeed snow in Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Seoul
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Just FYI it does indeed snow in Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Seoul
It's funny how everyone thinks of South Korea as this Thailand-like climate when they in fact have some awfully cold days every once in a while.
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Just FYI it does indeed snow in Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Seoul
It's funny how everyone thinks of South Korea as this Thailand-like climate when they in fact have some awfully cold days every once in a while.
In the winters it's cold, pretty consistently.
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They are small light-weight pads.
0.25 kg without the wiring per seat, adds up to 5 seats * 0.25kg + tons of coper wiring.
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The components are already in the car, adding complexity and cost to the purchase. What happens when BMW turns off the servers running the licensing for your car? No more heated seats period. Who would want to buy the car from you knowing the heated seats are subscription based? Does the car have wifi or do you have to also pay for a cell connection for the car to activate these features? It's madness the whole way d…
My current BMW comes with both a Wi-Fi chip and a 3G chip, at no recurring cost. Seems quite feasible for me to connect to the car via app and pay on my phone.
Who says that app is available after 3 years? Or the servers required for using it? It might be even removed from the app store, and you can't sideload it with your iPhone.
Article didn't really cover this but do you still have to pay more for a car that has the heated seats and steering wheel options and then a monthly fee to use them or do all the target cars in SK come with these features standard? If you have to pay more just to have the option of paying to turn on the subscription then that is insane.
This is almost an irrelevant point. If the hardware is installed and you own the damn car, you should be able to turn on the damn heaters. Would be interesting to know I suppose though.