Took my Dodge vehicle in for service. They wanted my email address "so they can get in touch with me if I don't answer the phone." I gave it to them.
It took less than half a day for the first spam mail to hit my inbox.
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They really don't make them like they used to.
adds Dodge to the no buy list
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You know, I always expected Tesla to be the first to do this kind of shit, but never underestimate Stellantis's commitment to be at the bottom.
If this ever happens to any car I buy, it'd be going right back to the dealer.
I bet you might have a court case if you could prove that the dealer had disabled this advertising “feature” during your test drive.
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Been doing this with Jeeps already. They claimed it was a mistake.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/jeep-in-car-ads-popup-stellantis-software-revenue/
"Oops! We accidentally incorporates ads into our software! It was an honest mistake..."
I've never wanted to go smashing car windows in a lot until now
Yeah, happened to me last week. I wanted to do a simple bugfix and next thing I knew I had implemented, configured and released an ad solution to our software...
Whether it is a feature or a bug depends on how their sales numbers look for Q1 2025.
Call it Schroedinger's bug.
You right. This is the second time I've felt the urge.
Oh, look...!!
Yet another good reason I'll not buy a new car. 🙄
Perfectly happy with my current 03 model thank you...
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