Car Manufacturers Are Screwing Us

$50,000 for a car that spies on you, breaks down, and charges you monthly to use features you already paid for. Car manufacturers have turned vehicles into surveillance devices and subscription traps, all for the low, low price of what a starter home cost in the ‘80s. Sources: Edmund’s Consumer Data: https://www.edmunds.com/industry/pres... US Census Data Median Home Value: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surv... Ford Patent: https://patents.justia.com/patent/202... Complete source documentation is available on Patreon To support the channel:   / vanessawingardh   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:33 Average Vehicle Monthly Payment Now $748 01:23 Loans Being Extended to 84 Months and Beyond 01:52 People Can’t Afford New Cars 02:03 “Give Car Back” is Trending on Google Search 02:33 Car Repossessions Are Increasing 03:00 Financing Cars for the Cost of an 80’s Starter Home 03:38 Car Quality is at It’s Worst 04:27 Vehicle Recalls Are on the Rise 04:48 Tiny Computers Are Running Modern Cars (ECUs) 05:43 ECUs are like iPhones 06:24 One Faulty ECU Can Cause the Entire System to Crash 06:39 BMW Brake Failure Due to ECU 06:49 Why Do Cars Have so Many ECUs? 07:21 Cars Are Becoming Less Reliable Due to Electronics 07:59 Software Defined Vehicles and Modularity 08:31 BMW Subscriptions 08:56 Smart Cars Have Dumb Features 09:28 ECUs Are Enabling Predatory Practices 10:32 ECUs Updated Over-the-Air Similar to iPhones 11:20 Car Manufacturers Are Tracking Literally Everything 11:53 Subaru Showing Ads 12:04 Ford Has Yet Another Patent to Show Ads 12:25 Ford Will Listen to Conversations in the Vehicle 13:00 Dealerships Are Marking Up Older, Reliable Cars