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> And it won't see as a relief by me that I managed to fix it before it spontaneously caught fire, I'll still see it as a frustrating failure by the manufacturer.

In this respect, there's no difference between OTA updates and dealership repairs.



No, the frustration comes from taking time in my schedule. OTA are a stain on the safety record. Physicall recalls are a chore.


Taking time out of your schedule is indeed frustrating, but manfacturer defects that could kill you, maim you, harm your car, or make it malfunction are also frustrating, regardless of how the defects are fixed.

Think about non-vehicle software bugs, like in your computer operating system. Those are frustrating, even though they can be fixed OTA.




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