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Offline Exonian

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Re: Online Services in 8.5
« Reply #10 on: 12 January 2025, 11:35 »

Imagine how difficult it'll be for a new owner when the car is 10 years old and VW cares even less than they do now...

The mk7(.5) was the last of the relatively future proof Golfs along with a few other current VW group models that still run the same basic architecture as the 7.5

Just imagine the raft of Chinese EV’s coming over now and the likelihood of having any support or ability to repair faulty modules in five years never mind ten.
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Re: Online Services in 8.5
« Reply #11 on: 12 January 2025, 14:13 »

Imagine how difficult it'll be for a new owner when the car is 10 years old and VW cares even less than they do now...

The mk7(.5) was the last of the relatively future proof Golfs along with a few other current VW group models that still run the same basic architecture as the 7.5

Just imagine the raft of Chinese EV’s coming over now and the likelihood of having any support or ability to repair faulty modules in five years never mind ten.

With reference to the Chinese brands, That’s a very good point!
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Re: Online Services in 8.5
« Reply #12 on: 12 January 2025, 16:45 »
The later 7.5's had some online tech which already has gone obsolete with the shutting down of the mobile networks it used...

The problem with online anything is that it will be ended at some point. Only fully local technology is remotely age resistant.
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