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> Are seat warmers a subscription now?

They almost became a subscription, but BMW backpedaled at the last second[0].

0. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated...

Pretty soon the pedals will be a subscription or pay per use.

That’s called “leasing a car”, and it comes with a limited number of miles per year, beyond which you pay $X/per 100 miles iirc. I wouldn’t know the details, because I bought my car instead of leasing, but I remember looking at lease terms that all had a mileage limit +extra pay per N number of miles.

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