You bought the car for how ever many tens of thousands, which should be priced in with this sort of thing in mind if they want to offer it as a feature in the first place.

The cost to run the api service is minuscule compared to the size of their overall business.

Maybe I could see it as a valid upsell at time of purchase as a one off upfront fee, so it’s at least up to the buyer from the start. Although I personally do not like that approach, at least you can decide if you like that companies ethics before committing to them with that approach.

Perhaps resale of the vehicle complicates this a little, & might warrant a small transfer fee, but I also dislike that idea.

There’s plenty of options for more local communication technologies that could support this feature without the need of a remote server & ongoing service. But then there’s no lock in & ongoing revenue which nearly all car companies seem to be going for these days, as if they haven’t already been super profitable for many decades before…

And by a 15 year old no less! Keep up the awesome work young one, you’ll go far…

What the fuck…

Have you ever heard the expression “The customer is always right”?…Yeah, well, here I am, the customer.

9pm is the standard watershed time in the UK https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed_(broadcasting)

Candyman, a mates older brother showed it to us when I was around 10ish, don’t think I was ever the same again.

Also caught a bit of Toxic Avenger on late evening tv around the same age, when I should have been asleep but sneaked on the tv. Boy did I regret that.

Good effort! Ditto for me these days. Back when I was young & foolish that might have only lasted me a few months tops. It was actually shortly around that time I finally stopped for a couple of years & now just occasionally enjoy. Much healthier life balance. ;)

Only 3?

The app is rubbish & always has been so no real loss. But this, disabling a core hardware feature!? Dick move Anova, dick move…

Have they hired Tom Cruise yet?

“Life finds a way” 😎