• quick_snail
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    3 days ago

    Ding ding. Airgaps get broken when you bring it to the dealer, they plug it in, and it downloads and uploads all your data.

    You gotta neuter the sensors

          • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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            2 days ago

            that’s how I treat my airbag recall

            like, sure, I could take it in. but that’d mean I’d have been in a crash. just don’t crash. my first car didn’t even have a passenger airbag, they should consider themself lucky it might work at all

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              2 days ago

              some airbag recalls are because they increase your risks of injury or death. do not ignore an airbag recall PLEASE.

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      3 days ago

      maybe it’s different here in Europe, but why not avoid dealerships all-together? do you just not have third party mechanic shops?

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        3 days ago

        What do you think the third party mechanic plugs into the car to read data from the computer?

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            2 days ago

            No, but you think they’re going to use open source software?? The dealer wrote the software. They’ll make it call home to the mothership.

            Unless you find a mechanic that will perma airgap their computer. Good luck