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.

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    Did you know John Deere tractors have a dedicated piracy scene? Because the tractors require authorized technicians to service them and doesn’t allow farmers to service them themselves, spoofed firmware has appeared and is fairly frequently used to bypass this.

    My point is, if you can jailbreak a tractor you can jailbreak a car. Just a matter of time.

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    If this happened to me and assuming I had physical knobs/buttons for AC, etc, and those wouldn’t be affected, I would take a hammer to it, mount an iPad Mini or something for GPS, and just listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks on my phone via a Bluetooth speaker.

    I already have bad road rage (I’m not proud of this & am actively working on it) and this would send me over the edge.

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      Aptera, what I’m waiting for. They claim they will have all parts available online for easy repairs, and IMO it’s just a really cool car concept.

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          OMG, Car AI…

          You seem to be hungry, maybe hangry, you haven’t eaten in a while. Sheets is open and has fresh hot food! You know that coffee you got 2 hours ago should be wearing off, don’t you want to stop for a bathroom break? Their restrooms are cleaned hourly!

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    I never thought I would say this, but thank god there are a bunch of car hobbiest in my area.

    If this type of invasive shit becomes mainstream, I at least know that the auto community around me will be able to fix anything that gets put into my travel device.

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    They’re just testing to see what people are willing to accept.

    Every time you see a useful idiot saying “it’s not that bad” or “they’re a business and they need to make money”, you know who to blame for why things are they way they are.

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    Stuck in traffic…introducing, the all new 2025 elantra! Hyundai has done it again! We all known it sounds like sentra but they keep making new elantras every year! Now just 54,978.73 with a 56% Apr amortized weekly!

    Papa pa pa paaaa! I’m loving it!

    New on the McDonalds menu!

    Thanks for listening to 100.7! Your friends Krissy and tushy.

    Avocados from Mexico!.. Now just $4.50 extra on every taco!

    Donate to Snt Vincent’s cousin Alfredo Medo. Every year thousands go hungry without a proper apply wristwatch…

    At Von’s club we’re family!

    You’ve arrived! Welcome home! Don’t forget the two dildoes on your Amazon cart! The pink one is Christina’s favorite. Antonio loves the blue one because its gir…door slams!

    Hatchback opens…when you open up a new Coke check under the cap to win a trip to Eldorado! …hatchback slams!

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      I really fucking dislike that you used Hyundai when they are like the one company that still does cool fucking shit at prices normal people can afford.

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      What’s sad is a significant amount of people have simply been conditioned to accept that level of noise in their lives.

      If things are quieter and they aren’t getting products shoved in their faces 24/7, they become visibly uncomfortable.

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        The quiet means you have to deal with your own thoughts and theyre certainly not going to do that!

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    If someone develops an aftermarket fix to make the ads go away, now that might be a product/sertvice people will want to pay for. Look at Dodge - creating new job sectors!

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      As long as the money never touches the hands of those who need it, the ruling class is satisfied.

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    I sometimes wonder if my current car will be my last new car. My car has some tracking that I can supposedly disable, so I understand the appeal of classic cars more. I might have to pick up a mint condition early 2000s car for my midlife crisis.

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    The worst asshat psycho drivers in my city tend to drive those things. Good schadenfreude comes from learning this news