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BMW Is Showing Full-Screen Ads on Its Cars' Main Dashboard Control Display (consumerrights.wiki)
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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Never heard of BMWs just randomly bursting into flames, though, gotta look into that.

The have been blowing up for over a decade. This is just the latest recall.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/bmw-recalls-26000-more-vehicles-over-engine-starter-fire-risk/

It's a meme it's so frequent.