Well that’s one thing Hitlerbox got right. No wirelesss car play issues at all. But the rest of the infotainment is slow and annoying if you interact with it. Luckily for me I just keep climate on auto and car play always enabled so I never deal with the inhouse Hitler software.

My 2 Series had constant disconnect issues with wireless CarPlay, but that was around the time when wireless Carplay first rolled out.

I haven’t had any connectivity issues with iDrive 7+ BMWs, except when I try to continue a call after getting out of the car to grab something from the trunk. I’ll transfer the call to my phone, but sometimes it reconnects to the car when I’m near the trunk, so I have to quickly switch it back to my phone. This sort of thing was not a problem with wired carplay which I prefer between the two options.

Why???? There was 3 car lengths of space in front of my car to pull into!

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Because screw you that's why :fullofwin:

Do you remember how trash the FK8 *wired* carplay/android auto is? If not, let me remind you.. every bump it disconnects LOL. I don't understand how Chinese headunits or Chinese PNP add-on kits for CIC/iDrive work way better than OEM Honda.

Meanwhile the 3.5mm headphone cable to my old Clarion head unit still works flawlessly lol.

Chinese head units only need to make head units while honda needs to make the entire car attached to the headunit after making the head unit.

I make pretty good brownies, but that's pretty much it.

Oh god, why must you remind me :badpokerface:

The BMW was worse from what I remember - the wireless CarPlay would disconnect about 20 minutes into nearly every other drive. Turning the Wi-Fi toggle off and back on temporarily fixed it, but only for another 20 minutes or so. I often had to park the car and get back in to get a more stable connection.

The FK8’s wired CarPlay at least kept my phone charged, and most issues were resolved by simply unplugging and reconnecting the phone or resetting the head unit.

I'm glad both experiences are behind me now :lol

Chinese OEM don’t have to pass the insane durability testing for shock, temperature, etc meaning they’re 1-4 years ahead with their tech.

Honda’s most recent gen of infotainment still worse than 2015 Stellantis UConnect from in Charger and Grand Cherokee.
BMW iDrive 9 are still the one to beat with Ford Sync 5 coming in a very close second.

Yep earlier i4, iX had especially unstable modules and poor shielding for wireless carplay. heat makes it much worse, as does enabling low power mode and updating your phone before BMW can release a companion update.

so.... the ioniq wireless carplay and android auto is one of the good ones then?

car play on toyota is pretty flawless

Among EVs, Ford’s Mach-E and Lightning have done this best.
Their app is Tesla good, phone as a key works, Carplay/Android Auto are not only wireless but it also supports EV route planning/preconditioning via Google and Apple Maps.
This stuff is so easy my 65 year old dad who thought he lost Google when the Chrome icon disappeared on his phone can figure it out.

In 2025 Ioniq, I haven't tried how stable it is but.....
Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto don’t support EV route planning or battery preconditioning.
Not only do you still need to use the built-in Hyundai navigation system for those features,
But also, to make it work properly, you have to start Carplay first, then turn on the onboard nav. If you reverse the order, it cancels the Hyundai route planning/whatever.

Low key the Hyundai and Kia apps also really suck.
I expect Hyundais' new OS coming in 2026/27 will fix this
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Ditto. I've had a few rental Camrys, Corollas and RAV4s where their CarPlay is the most reliable and flawless as you called out.

as in pooh?

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Washed, Clayed, Waxed.

Paint is in better condition than previously thought.

First good photos I've taken of this thing



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^^ best car on the internet right now

Sell it to me in 8 weeks after you're tired of it please.

reps?

Thanks but it's far from the best.

Sounds like a plan

The wheels? Nope, not reps. They're SSR Professor SP5.

Homages

Reps of Rota wheels.

Is that the DDT? :)