That is why CarPlay isn't all that great. I can do everything with Bluetooth without having to plug in the phone to see eye-candy for a display. All that eye-candy is probably too much of a battery drain over Bluetooth, so Apple requires the iPhone to be plugged in.
The high-quality maps that CarPlay provides are far from eye-candy- they have a real safety benefit over audio-only or looking down at your phone. They are especially good on iOS 10.
The Civic has a USB port down low in the front which is high-powered and allows rapid charging. I leave a lighting cable connected to that all the time- it takes all of three seconds to plug a phone in. After 20 minutes in the car you could either be plugged in and have a phone that is 20% more charged, or have one that is charged 10% less after running the GPS and sending video/audio over the air. When I unplug, iOS 10 marks where I left the car on the map. Pretty obvious wired is better.
This. CarPlay is a completely different experience from using Bluetooth + standard vehicle display and UI.
To me real luxury is having a reliable car. Not a BMW or Merc that is at the repair shop every month. LOL.
I could easily afford a Merc/BMW but choose not to. Not only are they ridiculously overpriced, require expensive repairs, but most importantly in 5 years they are worth crap because no one wants to buy a 5 year old german car that breaks down every other week.
I agree. I seem to recall we both buy SH cars and let someone else cop the big initial depreciation hit and sort out any teething/warranty issues for us. :-)
I have just discovered that the actual cost to replace the failing battery in my 2012 RMBP is $740 - way more than I have spent on maintenance for my car. I don't consider that to be either good value or any sign of quality I expect from a several thousand dollar laptop, nor do I consider that a replacement battery should be priced so as to effectively make such an expensive device a disposable item. The outer insulation on the power cable for it is flaking off at an accelerating rate, too. That isn't quality either. I wish Honda made laptops.
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I have just discovered that the actual cost to replace the failing battery in my 2012 RMBP is $740 - way more than I have spent on maintenance for my car. I don't consider that to be either good value or any sign of quality I expect from a several thousand dollar laptop, nor do I consider that a replacement battery should be priced so as to effectively make such an expensive device a disposable item. The outer insulation on the power cable for it is flaking off at an accelerating rate, too. That isn't quality either. I wish Honda made laptops.