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minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoThe day they try to sell me a heated seat subscription is the day I put a heated blanket with a cigarette lighter plug on my seat.
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDo cars even come with lighter sockets any more?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSockets, yes (often more than one, in fact). Lighters themselves, probably not. The socket has evolved well beyond its initial use heating up a cigarette lighter.
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoProbably? I confess I don’t know. Car accessories that use them are pretty common tho, so probably.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI use my 12v socket to power my portable air compressor.
minus-squarenicerdicer@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd after thet, they will turn the lighter socket into a subscription model.
The day they try to sell me a heated seat subscription is the day I put a heated blanket with a cigarette lighter plug on my seat.
Do cars even come with lighter sockets any more?
Sockets, yes (often more than one, in fact). Lighters themselves, probably not.
The socket has evolved well beyond its initial use heating up a cigarette lighter.
Probably? I confess I don’t know. Car accessories that use them are pretty common tho, so probably.
I use my 12v socket to power my portable air compressor.
And after thet, they will turn the lighter socket into a subscription model.