Is that subscription for OnStar or Super Cruise? One is a service with legitimate ongoing operating costs; the other is not.

I mean you picked an American car company. They've been garbage for decades, I've owned exactly one, a 90's Taurus, probably the most reliable American car we've seen in decades, and it just barely approaches Japanese cars for reliability and maintenance.

I say this as someone who's worked on every brand of car, from the 1940's to today. You can't give me an American car (or German, or just European). I refuse to own anything other than Honda or Toyota any more. I'll sacrifice style and features for a vehicle that just works for 100-200k miles, or more.

Buick has been a style-over-substance brand in the GM lineup since the 80's, at least. Not that any GM is particularly good, Buick just makes it worse with cheap gimmicks. Same with all Chrysler products.

But yea, all brands include some nonsense today.