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[–] marius@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) but they didn't sell different models where the only difference was chip tuning. You sure? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I admit not looking into it in the last few years, but since chip tuning has been around since the early days of computer chips in cars, and I'm talking about cars released over several decades. This article presents it as something new, so I didn't take the time to double check recent history. Do you have examples of paying more at the point of sale or as a subscription for only tuning that are more than a few years old? Tesla doesn't really count since they fuck around with their software constantly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I admit not looking into it in the last few years, but since chip tuning has been around since the early days of computer chips in cars, and I'm talking about cars released over several decades. This article presents it as something new, so I didn't take the time to double check recent history. Do you have examples of paying more at the point of sale or as a subscription for only tuning that are more than a few years old? Tesla doesn't really count since they fuck around with their software constantly. permalink fedilink source parent