So your saying it's not true? Curious as to what you have to refute what Toyota stated.
The other half of the problem is people jumping to conclusions and taking positions without making any effort whatsoever to research and validate whether claims made are factual or not. We see the behavior daily from politicians and "news" programs.
I prefer to vote with my wallet on such matters.
Well, without getting into politics, the reality is that a company cannot sell you one thing and then take it away or decide to charge you more for it. Regardless of the approach we take to government regulations, I think we can all agree on that basic principle.
That'd be Option #2...your choice.
Yup. Trouble is that basic contract law IS government regulation, especially when it's in the area of a contract between a business and a consumer. Any attempt to legislate fairness or principle is going to step on somebody's toes. e.g.....lemon laws. Came out of the same basis.
With Toyota , you can start the car from anywhere , lock it, unlock it etc all from the app from any location on your phone around the world, that is other than doing it from the FOB itself.This would be beneficial to those who might not have the range (apartments, underground garages etc etc) This subscription as i understood it is for the APP itself thru Toyotas Connected Services.The keyfob itself will still work.
If it's the same for the '22 as it is for my '20 - you get 12 months of free service after which time there is a monthly fee. I seem to remember that it's in the $13/month range but I'm not sure as I didn't subscribe. The remote start function on my F150, like yours, is also free even after four years so the subscription fee on the Wrangler caught me off guard. I wouldn't have optioned it if I had done enough research and realized the difference.
Try pressing the lock button three times on your key-fob, hold the button for about 3-4 seconds on the 3rd press and see if the vehicle starts. Ours does that but it usually takes a few attempts to get it to work.
It looks like Toyota is just worried about the first owner and is shafting their second owner. With more and more features like navigation, remote start, and other electronic features going to a subscription-based offering, the first owners will get duped into buying cars with features that will stop working one day and most will not know what is going on. Some owners will renew or purchase them but most will get upset and feel betrayed and will sell their cars. This will lead to a reduction in resale value for these cars since now they would be missing some key features that the cars were sold new with. they are making them 10 years to not piss off the first owners but get ready for a reduction of the free trial periods to 3 years or 36k mikes or even 1 year. It is a dangerous short-sighted game Toyota is playing.
with encrypted ECMs and CPUs, it will get harder and harder to mess with the cars. Once the system detects a foreign system or changed load, it will trigger a malfunction or just throw a code and that could cause you to fail emission check like some states are implementing now. so I believe the automakers are colluding with lawmakers to box us in. They take away features or switch to subscription-based offerings and the state won't let you alter your vehicle in any way. You will own nothing and will be happy! that's what we are slowly marching toward.
