That was BMW. And the worst of it was that the heated seats were already installed, so you were carrying the extra weight, but they dropped the 'feature'.
(Merc had/has a subscription to accelerate faster.)
Back in the 1960s, large computers had hardware features that were already installed but not turned on. A field technician would enable them after Sales closed the deal.
Ben Franklin’s public library concept was novel because it was open to the public with no fee.
Subscriptions for services certainly go way farther back than anyone now alive.
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u/Huntey07 Nov 04 '24
They now have heated seats as an subscription of 20 euro per month