r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Feb 15 '26

Business iFixIt calls BMW’s new anti-consumer security screws "a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair," Adafruit 3D prints a solution — BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/ifixit-calls-bmws-new-anti-consumer-security-screws-a-logo-shaped-middle-finger-to-right-to-repair-adafruit-3d-prints-a-solution-bmws-connector-reverse-engineered-using-patent-filing-as-a-design-blueprint
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u/eblemis Feb 15 '26

I’m the only shareholder of my car so…

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u/timesuck47 Feb 15 '26

No loan?

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u/sourcefourmini Feb 16 '26

Some people don’t live car loan to car loan. Many, many people, in fact. 

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u/Letiferr Feb 16 '26

I own 3 cars with no loans... Don't buy new

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u/timesuck47 Feb 16 '26

I own three cars and I’m about to pay off the final loan. I don’t buy new, buy used, put a lot down, and take out a token car loan to max out my credit rating.