▲ 239 ▼ Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/enshittification@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don’t know why they made a minivan with only two cup holders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) My husband and I had looked at VW as one of their cars matched our criteria. When we went to look at it I was like "what do you mean this car only has 1 cup holder?!?!" Like that wasn't even on our list of needs to consider because... You know... I assumed every car had at least 2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago It's like having pants with only one pocket! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, honestly I will never own a German car again. They are way over engineered while also lacking the creature comforts i expect as an American. My 20 year old beetle has 2 cup holders, but they are underneath the radio and can't hold anything wider than a soda can, and only have about 8 inches of clearance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skunk@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Europoor here, we never used the cup holder for holding cups in my life time. The only acceptable usage was throwing coins that you don’t know where to put, usually for paying the motorway tolls in France (but this has also disappeared in favor of cards). But on the same cultural differences, I bet I’ve seen the cigarette lighter and ashtray being more used than you had (during the 80 and 90s when cars still had them). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago On a long American commute, you gotta have a large coffee so sip on. In fact, anytime i am in a car longee than 30 minutes i feel like i NEED a coffee or a drink. It's a pavlovian response at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) My husband and I had looked at VW as one of their cars matched our criteria. When we went to look at it I was like "what do you mean this car only has 1 cup holder?!?!" Like that wasn't even on our list of needs to consider because... You know... I assumed every car had at least 2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago It's like having pants with only one pocket! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, honestly I will never own a German car again. They are way over engineered while also lacking the creature comforts i expect as an American. My 20 year old beetle has 2 cup holders, but they are underneath the radio and can't hold anything wider than a soda can, and only have about 8 inches of clearance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skunk@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Europoor here, we never used the cup holder for holding cups in my life time. The only acceptable usage was throwing coins that you don’t know where to put, usually for paying the motorway tolls in France (but this has also disappeared in favor of cards). But on the same cultural differences, I bet I’ve seen the cigarette lighter and ashtray being more used than you had (during the 80 and 90s when cars still had them). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago On a long American commute, you gotta have a large coffee so sip on. In fact, anytime i am in a car longee than 30 minutes i feel like i NEED a coffee or a drink. It's a pavlovian response at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago It's like having pants with only one pocket! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yeah, honestly I will never own a German car again. They are way over engineered while also lacking the creature comforts i expect as an American. My 20 year old beetle has 2 cup holders, but they are underneath the radio and can't hold anything wider than a soda can, and only have about 8 inches of clearance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skunk@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Europoor here, we never used the cup holder for holding cups in my life time. The only acceptable usage was throwing coins that you don’t know where to put, usually for paying the motorway tolls in France (but this has also disappeared in favor of cards). But on the same cultural differences, I bet I’ve seen the cigarette lighter and ashtray being more used than you had (during the 80 and 90s when cars still had them). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago On a long American commute, you gotta have a large coffee so sip on. In fact, anytime i am in a car longee than 30 minutes i feel like i NEED a coffee or a drink. It's a pavlovian response at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Europoor here, we never used the cup holder for holding cups in my life time. The only acceptable usage was throwing coins that you don’t know where to put, usually for paying the motorway tolls in France (but this has also disappeared in favor of cards). But on the same cultural differences, I bet I’ve seen the cigarette lighter and ashtray being more used than you had (during the 80 and 90s when cars still had them). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago On a long American commute, you gotta have a large coffee so sip on. In fact, anytime i am in a car longee than 30 minutes i feel like i NEED a coffee or a drink. It's a pavlovian response at this point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago On a long American commute, you gotta have a large coffee so sip on. In fact, anytime i am in a car longee than 30 minutes i feel like i NEED a coffee or a drink. It's a pavlovian response at this point. permalink fedilink source parent