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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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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If this happened to me and assuming I had physical knobs/buttons for AC, etc, and those wouldn’t be affected, I would take a hammer to it, mount an iPad Mini or something for GPS, and just listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks on my phone via a Bluetooth speaker.

I already have bad road rage (I’m not proud of this & am actively working on it) and this would send me over the edge.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Well, that's truly horrible, but at least it can distract you from the fact you are in a car like that for some reason. Unless it's an ad for the a newer model.

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 51 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

2026 will be the year of the Linux car

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I drive an ‘03 Lexus SC430. No dealer locked bs, never has issues, documentation easily obtainable, new OEM parts still sold.

Basically a Linux car.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 13 points 6 hours ago

Aptera, what I'm waiting for. They claim they will have all parts available online for easy repairs, and IMO it's just a really cool car concept.

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

OMG, Car AI....

You seem to be hungry, maybe hangry, you haven't eaten in a while. Sheets is open and has fresh hot food! You know that coffee you got 2 hours ago should be wearing off, don't you want to stop for a bathroom break? Their restrooms are cleaned hourly!

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

nabu el carro

4 updates since this morning

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

They just did this with jeeps last month. Said it 2as an error

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[–] commander@lemmings.world 58 points 8 hours ago

They're just testing to see what people are willing to accept.

Every time you see a useful idiot saying "it's not that bad" or "they're a business and they need to make money", you know who to blame for why things are they way they are.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

nobody deserves it more than dodge charger owners

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

Probably for bail bondsmen

[–] Superheavy@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Mmmm, delicious unbridled capitalism.

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[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago

I never thought I would say this, but thank god there are a bunch of car hobbiest in my area.

If this type of invasive shit becomes mainstream, I at least know that the auto community around me will be able to fix anything that gets put into my travel device.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

Tfw your car is trying to reach you about its own extended warranty

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Exactly why I wont buy any vehicle with any sort of network connection outside of the CANbus.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 29 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

If someone develops an aftermarket fix to make the ads go away, now that might be a product/sertvice people will want to pay for. Look at Dodge - creating new job sectors!

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Until it becomes illegal

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 23 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

Stuck in traffic......introducing, the all new 2025 elantra! Hyundai has done it again! We all known it sounds like sentra but they keep making new elantras every year! Now just 54,978.73 with a 56% Apr amortized weekly!

Papa pa pa paaaa! I'm loving it!

New on the McDonalds menu!

Thanks for listening to 100.7! Your friends Krissy and tushy.

Avocados from Mexico!... Now just $4.50 extra on every taco!

Donate to Snt Vincent's cousin Alfredo Medo. Every year thousands go hungry without a proper apply wristwatch...

At Von's club we're family!

You've arrived! Welcome home! Don't forget the two dildoes on your Amazon cart! The pink one is Christina's favorite. Antonio loves the blue one because its gir....door slams!

Hatchback opens.....when you open up a new Coke check under the cap to win a trip to Eldorado! ...hatchback slams!

[–] commander@lemmings.world 21 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

What's sad is a significant amount of people have simply been conditioned to accept that level of noise in their lives.

If things are quieter and they aren't getting products shoved in their faces 24/7, they become visibly uncomfortable.

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 hours ago

The quiet means you have to deal with your own thoughts and theyre certainly not going to do that!

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 177 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Why? Well, probably because Dodge badly needs the money. The brand’s U.S. sales plummeted 29% in 2024

This'll help sales, I'm sure.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 45 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Should we make better cars that don't have the interior of 2002? No. Better add ads!

[–] commander@lemmings.world 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The american dream right here.

It's why american cars suck. Nobody buys dodge overseas.

You have to be stupid enough to buy something just to support your ruling class in order to buy american cars.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

I saw my first one the other day (outside of America).

The guy clearly is an American living here. It's hard to put into words just how out of place it all looked, it's like you picked up a palm tree, cocunuts and all, and plopped it down in the middle of Antarctica.

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 21 points 10 hours ago

The worst asshat psycho drivers in my city tend to drive those things. Good schadenfreude comes from learning this news

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

I sometimes wonder if my current car will be my last new car. My car has some tracking that I can supposedly disable, so I understand the appeal of classic cars more. I might have to pick up a mint condition early 2000s car for my midlife crisis.

[–] Atomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

I got a Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear from 1995 for my crisis. Its a cool vehicle tho.

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[–] ef9357@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago

Yet another car I’ll never buy.

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