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0 pointshot_gril1y ago0 comments

Depends on lots of variables, overall not something I want to rely on just to play music. Like I got a Chevy rental and CarPlay took forever to pair then proceeded to play distorted music for some reason, while the FM radio worked fine. Worked better on another car but still took forever to pair.

I installed a new stereo for my old car today, intentionally avoided CarPlay and got a simple non-touchscreen JVC. $60, 15 minute DIY job, BT paired instantly, has aux too, and sounds great.

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derwiki1y ago

CarPlay is alright on rentals, but I don’t care for it as a daily driver. Gimme a USB port I can plug a 32GB flash drive full of MP3s into. I don’t mind using a phone holder in the vent when I need to map, but I only map on <10% of trips. This is probably the most luddite thing about me: I loathe using a phone while driving. I just find it too distracting.

hot_grilOP1y ago

I'd use a flash drive if I didn't also need nav and my wife didn't have online music. So what I've got is a cupholder.

KerrAvon1y ago

The quality of a rental Chevy head unit is not a good indicator of the CarPlay user experience in a decent car.

hot_grilOP1y ago

It shouldn't matter, it's just music. And one car that failed the test was a $50K Suburban. If it's this flaky, maybe some other car works fine but one day it stops.

b1121y ago

I think we should collectively start saying things like "wow, look at how horrible this system is. I wonder how bad the computer control for steering or brakes is!"

The point being, further hurt the sales of any cars like this, because really, it could be true.

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0 pointshot_gril1y ago0 comments

I installed a new stereo for my old car today, intentionally avoided CarPlay and got a simple non-touchscreen JVC. $60, 15 minute DIY job, BT paired instantly, has aux too, and sounds great.

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derwiki1y ago

hot_grilOP1y ago

I'd use a flash drive if I didn't also need nav and my wife didn't have online music. So what I've got is a cupholder.

KerrAvon1y ago

The quality of a rental Chevy head unit is not a good indicator of the CarPlay user experience in a decent car.

hot_grilOP1y ago

It shouldn't matter, it's just music. And one car that failed the test was a $50K Suburban. If it's this flaky, maybe some other car works fine but one day it stops.

b1121y ago

I think we should collectively start saying things like "wow, look at how horrible this system is. I wonder how bad the computer control for steering or brakes is!"

The point being, further hurt the sales of any cars like this, because really, it could be true.

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