Yes, that’s true. Now. Do you the customer control whether the dealer does that, or does the dealer ? I don’t think anyone is arguing that the manufacturers HAVE to be creepy. They choose to do so. The problem is there are limited ways to avoid it. If you want your warranty to remain valid you have to have it serviced. Some countries have laws forcing manufacturers to allow 3rd party servicing to not invalidate the warranty, so a few can avoid this but not many.