Lovely airbag unit for sale
Lovely airbag unit for sale
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Sebring440

Original Poster:

3,255 posts

127 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226147793372

Accurate Ai description:
"Enhance safety in your BMW with this blown steering wheel airbag. Designed to fit perfectly in the steering wheel placement of your vehicle, this airbag is a must-have for any driver. It is suitable for BMW 1, 2, 3, and 4 series and is compatible with the M Sport model.

Crafted with high-quality materials, this airbag is built to last and provide maximum protection. It is perfect for those who value safety while driving. Get your hands on this essential accessory for your car today!"

I'm gonna bid!


MitchT

17,159 posts

240 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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Must bid too. How will I live without this formidable enhancement?

AlexRS2782

8,536 posts

244 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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That AI feature on eBay really annoys me - the amount of lazy tts using it for ads (like the one above), instead of writing their own text banghead

I was looking for 205 GTI bits recently and someone had listed various single item listings, most of which the parts were at the end of their life and not usable, yet a couple of the ads i clicked all had crap AI text upselling the item as though it was a brand new ECU, relay, etc.

The AI feature makes me miss the old days of bad spelling and predictive text errors.

SimonTheSailor

13,028 posts

259 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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Out of curiosity - is there a market for blown airbags ?!

anonymous-user

85 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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SimonTheSailor said:
Out of curiosity - is there a market for blown airbags ?!
Sounds like something you'll find on Tinder. So I'm told.

vikingaero

13,524 posts

200 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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There's an unblown airbag on the same page (for me) for £48!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326094239657?epid=23050...


supacool1

742 posts

210 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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Forester1965 said:
Sounds like something you'll find on Tinder. So I'm told.
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Tlandcruiser

2,885 posts

229 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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vikingaero said:
There's an unblown airbag on the same page (for me) for £48!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326094239657?epid=23050...
Problem is, that’s not blown. You can’t buy blown airbags from bmw, hence the price increase due to supply and demand.

WPA

14,844 posts

145 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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Tlandcruiser said:
vikingaero said:
There's an unblown airbag on the same page (for me) for £48!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326094239657?epid=23050...
Problem is, that’s not blown. You can’t buy blown airbags from bmw, hence the price increase due to supply and demand.
I might be missing the point here but what good is a blown airbag, it will leave the airbag light on the dash, if you can buy an unblown one for less what is the point.

AlexGSi2000

819 posts

225 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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That's a proper WTF!

Not only is the item completely useless and scrap, the AI description makes matters worse.

That's the trouble with AI - sounds like it will sell you the world, only for it to be utterly useless.

Have you seen some of the other items descriptions?
Looks like there is a homebrew set of gauges - AI describes it as an easy fit to any car.

Can you imagine this level of inaccuracy 15 / 20 years ago? It wouldn't have been allowed.
As if the internet isn't full of fake news / bullst already.

njw1

2,807 posts

142 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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AlexRS2782 said:
That AI feature on eBay really annoys me - the amount of lazy tts using it for ads (like the one above), instead of writing their own text banghead

I was looking for 205 GTI bits recently and someone had listed various single item listings, most of which the parts were at the end of their life and not usable, yet a couple of the ads i clicked all had crap AI text upselling the item as though it was a brand new ECU, relay, etc.

The AI feature makes me miss the old days of bad spelling and predictive text errors.
It's not just me then! If I scroll down now and start reading an AI description that's the last time I look at that advert, how lazy do you have to be to not write a few words yourself? They're always paragraph upon paragraph of bullst that doesn't actually tell you a single important thing about what you're looking at!

mcflurry

9,192 posts

284 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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SimonTheSailor said:
Out of curiosity - is there a market for blown airbags ?!
Doubt it, unless you wanted some trim, or possibly the radio volume control buttons etc if the rest of the steering wheel is included..