If you or someone who know owns a Ram truck, be careful because thieves are breaking in and stealing the infotainment touchscreens. This crime trend is costing owners dearly as police warn the thefts can happen in well under a minute. The vast majority of people think how car insurance rates are calculated is unfair. Where the trend seems to be centered for now is the Detroit area where for the past two-plus months, police have been dealing with a growing number of cases. Thieves are just breaki
    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I’m guessing they’re easier to remove without damaging than other makes/models and less integral to the function of the vehicle? Everything I’ve seen for aftermarket infotainment (stereo mostly) indicated its such an absolute bitch to remove and replace this sort of thing its not worth even attempting

  • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    16 days ago

    They’re doing a public service imo. Why do we need “infotainment touchscreens” in our dashboard? I guarantee those things cause accidents.