Cross posted from https://hexbear.net/post/9006467

A Sycamore Township man said a mandatory software update on his Volkswagen Jetta appeared to trigger a cascade of malfunctions, leaving key safety features and the infotainment system not working properly. A dealership then told him it would cost $1,600 to diagnose and repair:

    • FoxAlive@lemmy.zip
      3·
      3 days ago

      To me its the only good term.

      If it’s a sale by owner gets me hard.

      Nothing beats finding a nice looking truck or car on the side of the road and finding the right person at the right time.

      Anything past 2013 is not worth the time.

      • DecentM@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        3·
        3 days ago

        Ohh so like buying new is superior? Nah. I mean for some things like hard drives (for PCs) or smartphones there’s good reasons to do that (could have malware on it), but cars or appliances I’d think that someone who thinks buying new is superior is dumb. If the thing is well maintained, you’re getting something from a device class leagues above what you’d get new. Plus modern machines are full of cloud crap that makes it break after a few years when the manufacturer pulls the plug on the servers. Used is king!