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Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.

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[–] yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

"it's an upgrade, it's a feature!", "no other car have so awesome ads like we do, buy our products!", "step into the future now", "now powered by awesome ai!", "everyone wants that, You should too!"...

[–] funkyfarmington@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Here I am extremely pissed at the people who made it where my dogs trigger fasten seatbelt beeps in a old Tacoma.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Would upgrading to an aftermarket display system be capable of avoiding this?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

Yes, replacing the head unit would stop it.

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Good. I've seen those RAM vehicles, they're all american "tiny penis wagons" as I like to call them. Ridiculously pointlessly gigantic vehicles, all the better for running down children and guzzling petrol.

The tossers who drive those don't deserve good things.

[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Huh it's funny my 2011 3500 ram 6.7l fully loaded bed get about the same if not better fuel economy as my 2023 toyota highlander with a 2.4l 4cylinder. I think you just formed your opinion without much experience of shit that goes on around you and are just regurgitating things you have read online.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Mopar going full idiot

[–] UsefulInfoPlz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My 2025 ram has never done this… not saying it won’t ever but… we’ve heard the same stories about all the manufacturers.

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

What did poeple expect when they started putting billboards in cars? I've been against this shit from the start.

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