"In-dash advertising is here and Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram, beat everyone to further enshittification," writes longtime Slashdot reader sinij. "Ads can be seen in this video." From a report: In a move that has left drivers both frustrated and bewildered, Stell...
The ad they show is an ad for their own extended warranty package and it says that “Odometer must be less than 36000 miles to purchase” Anyone wanna take bets for whether or not that will actually shut up once you go over 36k miles? (I’m betting no)
We’re really deep into nightmare territory with the kind of stuff companies feel its ok to do to customers…
“Check Engine light on again? Check out the new 2027 Jeep Wagoneer! You’ll definitely get more miles out of the new one compared to the 2025 model thats now broken”
“To allow a mechanic to access the oil tank, please subscribe to our Premium Oil Change and Maintenance tier. Only $12.99/month. Your oil tank will remain hermetically sealed until you sign up.”
The ad they show is an ad for their own extended warranty package and it says that “Odometer must be less than 36000 miles to purchase” Anyone wanna take bets for whether or not that will actually shut up once you go over 36k miles? (I’m betting no)
We’re really deep into nightmare territory with the kind of stuff companies feel its ok to do to customers…
We need legislation against the unending encroachment upon our daily lives by advertisers.
Best of fucking luck, hon. You’re on the Fury Road now. What you need is a U-turn.
And actual privacy protection.
Yeah, like that’s gonna do anything…
If the jeep even makes it to 36k.
There’ll be a special maintenance package that will be available. Then it’ll be ads for new Stellantis vehicles.
“Check Engine light on again? Check out the new 2027 Jeep Wagoneer! You’ll definitely get more miles out of the new one compared to the 2025 model thats now broken”
It’s not as bad as a Cybertruck! We promise!
“To allow a mechanic to access the oil tank, please subscribe to our Premium Oil Change and Maintenance tier. Only $12.99/month. Your oil tank will remain hermetically sealed until you sign up.”
I read a post somewhere where someone started getting this after they went over 36000 miles