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yupper32 | 3 years ago

Cars are often one of the most, if not the most, expensive purchases people will make in their lives. It's not unreasonable to me to have extra protections for those purchases.

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zaccusl|3 years ago

Not only that, a car is basically a requirement for life in the US. With a complete lack of decent public transportation in the majority of the US, couples with a lack of walkable communities, a car is virtually required.

Anybody who disagrees, try living in the Phoenix metro with a family without a car. Good luck buying groceries, getting to the doctor, etc...

supernova87a|3 years ago

Not charging extra for heated seats is an important basic customer protection?

yupper32|3 years ago

Individually, no, but as part of the overall trend of in-car subscriptions for these kind of features, yes.

Cars, like houses, are in a special class of purchases that we as a society have decided need extra consumer protections because of the high cost involved.