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May be off topic but it's funny to see complaints regarding infotainment systems when all I've done is driven 10 year old toyotas without infotainment systemsfor the past decade. "More money, more problems."



Why do I even need this? Just give me a bluetooth receiver and a usb outlet for the phone. You set up the navi before driving off, just like you would in the built-in systems. I don't understand why carplay is such a big deal tbh.


Bigger screen in a better place; it uses your car mic instead of the phone mic; it uses your steering wheel buttons instead of needing to touch the phone; when you get a call or want to talk to the system, the A/C turns down the blower setting. Probably some others.


All of those except the screen can be done with Bluetooth.




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