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      03-12-2020, 09:56 PM   #5
rikwynnpa
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$30/mo is a joke when I already paid a huge upgrade fee for the display. Plus google maps gives you traffic for $0 for life. The Audi guys are assholes. Will not buy from them again.

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Originally Posted by joshuastein55 View Post
+1 I remember there was a rumor that BMW was thinking of adding all of the safety tech/other features to every vehicle but then making it a subscription package to get certain features with your vehicle. It definitely could have been a slippery slope into a terrible subscription based future.

Charging for data/wifi, I get that, but I wouldn't complain about CarPlay being a subscription service if it weren't that other vehicles that start anywhere from $15k have it free.

With OP's Audi, they are the only one to offer Google Earth as a feature, not to mention they bundle it with live traffic which is a feature that people normally charge for. Its not like you can get a Corolla with Google Earth for free, so the subscription model is understandable.
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