[wraymond]

Surely, this is a huge price increase for what is and has been standard equipment. Or at least on an options list and available at a once-and-for-all purchase price for the life of the car. It's an absolutely outrageous marketing sleight-of-hand dodge.

They know owners will not cancel as the trend these days is for lease/lend, but the trade will when the 'used' car comes to auction. Then, the cost of replacement will, or could, be charged again for a very simple click of a switch. What fools we are. But then, we are anyway.