In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?
Roadside assistance is more than a few API calls, though. 5 bucks a month sounds pretty cheap for that, though I suppose it depends on the quality of the assistance you get.
They could’ve just as easily put a $600 optional upgrade package with all of these features and I doubt anyone would’ve complained. I really don’t get what the big deal is here.
I don’t really see the problem with these silly extras being priced that highly. If you think the price is too high, don’t buy it, and wait for the price to drop, or only subscribe for the time you actually need this service (i.e. when you lose your spare key, are waiting for another one, and you want to be sure you can enter your own car within a short time period). Beats paying through the nose at the dealership.
Ok, roadside assistance is maybe worth that price, but the rest are just API calls that cost them virtually nothing to operate. There’s no need for them to keep these functionalities hostage behind some roadside service, other than to be anti consumer.
Not to mention that by paying $90 extra you unlock the functionality to remote unlock your car. What’s the justification for this price? There’s no way it costs this much extra.