The frunk used to be standard, but now it costs hundreds of dollars to add to Ford’s electric SUV.

  • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    This is the perfect example of enshitification.

    You’re literally buying a fucking trunk. You know, the things that come standard on cars for the past 80 years?

    It’s like suddenly having to pay extra so your new car comes with tires and an seats.

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      Well, not quite.

      If you bought an SUV, you don’t have a trunk.

      This is just a "hey the engine bay has free space and doesn’t get hot, cool you can have a trunk as well as usual wagon/SUV space.

      Here they are at least charging for actual parts, an engine bay full of plastic covering to hold stuff.

      500 might seem a bit steep for just a bunch of plastic, but car companies charge that amount for plastic or rubber like that all the time, at least list price.

    • ClockworkN@lemmy.world
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      22 days ago

      I agree for the most part. But this community is called Fuck Subscriptions right? This isn’t that.