Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

  • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
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    4 hours ago

    Pretty much everyone asked for this with their actions and choices as consumers. Lucky us, we can still choose not to buy a Dodge Charger or a Swasticar.

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      It’s def gonna spread tho. This is just one model one make. For now. In 2, 5, 10 years? CP77 without any of the fun shit.

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        Unless everybody now says “I’ll never buy anything from dodge”. If it doesn’t impact sales it really will become the new norm.

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          You’d really need to boycott anything made by the Stellantis group, which includes

          • Abarth
          • Alfa Romeo
          • Chrysler
          • Citroen
          • Dodge
          • DS
          • Fiat
          • Jeep
          • Lancia
          • Maserati
          • Opel
          • Peugot
          • RAM Trucks
          • Vauxhall

          Because the exact same thing was reported by Jeep drivers a few weeks ago. Maybe the behavior stays contained to just the American brands under the Stellantis umbrella, but better to be safe than sorry.

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            51 minutes ago

            Lancia is as good as dead. They only make (made?) one car, and only in the Italian market, and it was a slightly larger Fiat 500. Stellantis is struggling enough with the brands that are still making cars. I’d be shocked if Lancia comes back.

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            54 minutes ago

            I have a Kia, likely going Toyota or Honda when it’s time. So help me if they do this shit…

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            3 hours ago

            Lancia

            Sad to see that name here, but they’re nothing like they were in the Group B days. At least my ultimate dream car will never have ads, even if I’ll never be able to afford the car itself 🥲