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Porsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failure (headlinesmonitor.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 175 points 11 months ago (17 children)

First: It's funny, because it is happening to Russians

Second: It's fucking scary, because it can happen everywhere. Fuck cars that rely on digital services.

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  • [+] -1 points 11 months ago (11 children)
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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I'll keep my unkillable Gen 2 Prius. 281,000 miles on the odometer, original engine, replaced the hybrid battery a few years back with a brand new one from Toyota (that I installed myself after convincing a dealership to just sell one to me) and knock on wood, but that's the last maintenance item I've even had to spend any money on.

    Too bad quality dropped off after the Gen 2 years.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    I had a gen 2. I only got rid of it because I had kids and needed a bit more space. That thing was reliable asf. I did the struts on it once which was a bit of a pain in the ass (you have to disassemble a lot of the interior to get to the top nut) other than that, the only thing I ever did was oil and brakes and had 0 issues. Thankfully I avoided catalytic converter theft which is a huge problem with those in CA. My next car (Lexus Rx hybrid) I wasn't so lucky.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    I have a 2014 and a 2017 with no required connections. Your point?

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  • [+] -7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Good for you, now let us see you do it again with a '25

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  • [+] -10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    What's up with hating every person born in Russia? Will never get it. I mean, a car shutting down sounds like life-threatening.

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  • [–] 37 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    This isn't happening to every person in Russia, it's happening to every person in Russia with a modern Porsche.

    Assumptions can be made about the sample set.

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