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I agree. I wish there were bare-bare-bones options with a radio and ac/heat. I will use my phone otherwise.

yibg 4y ago
Yea agree so much with this. I just want a car with physical knobs and buttons bluetooth to connect to my phone's audio. Have to buy ~10 year old cars to get this.
- poulsbohemian 4y ago
  My Subaru has physical knobs AND the benefits of CarPlay. This is not a mutually exclusive issue. And both work great together.
  - yibg 4y ago
    Yea some do have this, just not common anymore. e.g. I want a GTI, but I really hate the lack of buttons. Even the steering wheel controls aren't physical buttons anymore.
- kennend3 4y ago
  My 2023 Elantra has both google/apple support and physical knobs on both the console and steering wheel. I can do most things without interacting with the touch screen at all. Physical knobs and these systems def. do exist.
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Arrath 4y ago
Give me an Aux jack or give me dea- Well, shit. Fine, give me bluetooth or give me death!
- semi-extrinsic 4y ago
  Actually, just the aux jack is perfectly fine. I have a car with just aux, and I bought a $37 aux to bluetooth adapter [1] that works perfectly. It is a small puck shaped thing you can attach on the dash, with physical buttons for play/pause/prev/next, a good-enough microphone and you can answer/end calls with the play button. If they release Bluetooth 6.0 or whatever with cool new features, then in a couple of years when I've bought a phone that supports this, I can just buy a new Bluetooth adapter. [1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/185493363534?hash=item2b30441b4e:g:j00AAOSwS49hyoAx&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8C5eg%2Fp7%2B%2Fo4i0MNJ%2B0LGD3MgtpEyB1ov3%2BANTT%2BV9OEKCsuJ%2FCbz21d0AsF5HrBsxc8J9mVIudOyQYy88UsBuoZr5lEoLp%2FqAD3BeKidC4mJJZdfoUaxycgdpizUCS5IR1SkJOVscT2Ysn6sRT1QhKcmVOAYSgPRTib8HG4PlZ%2FprFTm4V1YPkKpcT47CHXAid70Xy7BCX5BMv8gJumc1WO%2F8E2O6ZKqZCSmDs0KvrIu09UthrxErl%2BOGWZUPjF04NR9DIKHLjIuLTrA%2FtCf2AwpKPgrj0Hd0M7NnGvcXm5RfssPUgZCHrlWznu%2B1pjMw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9in74nnYQ https://www.ebay.com/itm/185493363534?hash=item2b30441b4e:g:...
  - realworldperson 4y ago
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  - Arrath 4y ago
    The only time I've been in a car with aux and without bluetooth was when briefly borrowing my mom's car when I visited home, so I haven't had a need for a product like this. Good to know they work quite well! Thank you.
soylentcola 4y ago
That's hot it is with my Fit. No touch screens or syncing with apps or any of that. I stick my phone in the holder, plug in power if I'll be driving for a while, and switch the stereo to aux/bluetooth. I've had rentals with Carplay/Android Auto and they're kinda neat when they aren't a pain in the ass to set up (probably due to the cheap head units' software). But I already see nav and hear directions/music/podcasts/calls through the car's stereo. I thought about upgrading the head unit from stock, but then I realized I was looking at a few hundred bucks at least. I don't spend enough time in my car to need a slightly bigger screen when I already have one right in front of me, sitting in its mount. Not as if I'd rip the thing out if I got a car with Carplay/AA built=in. I just don't see it as a huge selling point.

yibg 4y ago

Yea agree so much with this. I just want a car with physical knobs and buttons bluetooth to connect to my phone's audio. Have to buy ~10 year old cars to get this.

poulsbohemian 4y ago
My Subaru has physical knobs AND the benefits of CarPlay. This is not a mutually exclusive issue. And both work great together.
- yibg 4y ago
  Yea some do have this, just not common anymore. e.g. I want a GTI, but I really hate the lack of buttons. Even the steering wheel controls aren't physical buttons anymore.
kennend3 4y ago
My 2023 Elantra has both google/apple support and physical knobs on both the console and steering wheel. I can do most things without interacting with the touch screen at all. Physical knobs and these systems def. do exist.
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Arrath 4y ago

Give me an Aux jack or give me dea- Well, shit. Fine, give me bluetooth or give me death!

semi-extrinsic 4y ago
Actually, just the aux jack is perfectly fine. I have a car with just aux, and I bought a $37 aux to bluetooth adapter [1] that works perfectly. It is a small puck shaped thing you can attach on the dash, with physical buttons for play/pause/prev/next, a good-enough microphone and you can answer/end calls with the play button. If they release Bluetooth 6.0 or whatever with cool new features, then in a couple of years when I've bought a phone that supports this, I can just buy a new Bluetooth adapter. [1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/185493363534?hash=item2b30441b4e:g:j00AAOSwS49hyoAx&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8C5eg%2Fp7%2B%2Fo4i0MNJ%2B0LGD3MgtpEyB1ov3%2BANTT%2BV9OEKCsuJ%2FCbz21d0AsF5HrBsxc8J9mVIudOyQYy88UsBuoZr5lEoLp%2FqAD3BeKidC4mJJZdfoUaxycgdpizUCS5IR1SkJOVscT2Ysn6sRT1QhKcmVOAYSgPRTib8HG4PlZ%2FprFTm4V1YPkKpcT47CHXAid70Xy7BCX5BMv8gJumc1WO%2F8E2O6ZKqZCSmDs0KvrIu09UthrxErl%2BOGWZUPjF04NR9DIKHLjIuLTrA%2FtCf2AwpKPgrj0Hd0M7NnGvcXm5RfssPUgZCHrlWznu%2B1pjMw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9in74nnYQ https://www.ebay.com/itm/185493363534?hash=item2b30441b4e:g:...
- realworldperson 4y ago
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- Arrath 4y ago
  The only time I've been in a car with aux and without bluetooth was when briefly borrowing my mom's car when I visited home, so I haven't had a need for a product like this. Good to know they work quite well! Thank you.

soylentcola 4y ago

That's hot it is with my Fit. No touch screens or syncing with apps or any of that. I stick my phone in the holder, plug in power if I'll be driving for a while, and switch the stereo to aux/bluetooth. I've had rentals with Carplay/Android Auto and they're kinda neat when they aren't a pain in the ass to set up (probably due to the cheap head units' software). But I already see nav and hear directions/music/podcasts/calls through the car's stereo. I thought about upgrading the head unit from stock, but then I realized I was looking at a few hundred bucks at least. I don't spend enough time in my car to need a slightly bigger screen when I already have one right in front of me, sitting in its mount. Not as if I'd rip the thing out if I got a car with Carplay/AA built=in. I just don't see it as a huge selling point.