Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

kyfdx

I don't have wireless CarPlay. Only wired. I plug in, everytime I get in the car. So, I'm always charged up.

jmonroe1

kyfdx said:

I don't have wireless CarPlay. Only wired. I plug in, everytime I get in the car. So, I'm always charged up.

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I do that too. I just have to be careful that I don’t over charge the phone and run the risk that the nav system doesn’t take me too far beyond my destination.

jmonroe

stickguy

I only plug in when I need google maps, which is rarely.

In the Ford (and this is shocking to say for a Ford!) it works perfectly. connects quickly and brings carplay right up. The Acura though is glitchy. sometimes takes a while to sync up, then you have to go into the menus and switch to carplay. For some reason the wife always has issues getting it to work, and isn't patient enough to not move until she is sure it is working!

Another feature I really want is surround view monitors. especially front facing cameras. That is really cool.

stickguy

I realized today how common Mavericks are now. When I first got one, people used to stop me to talk about it and you rarely saw another one. Today I went out to run some errands (all within about 3 miles of my house) and I saw (that registered in my brain) 5 other ones. Including a twin of mine (same color Lariat).

I went from being unique to being common. I need to go find some other rarity to buy I guess!

corvette

Using wireless CarPlay seems to work well with newer iPhones. As they get older, it really runs the battery down quickly. I experienced that with my old iPhone, and now that my 13 Pro is four years old, I'm noticing the same thing. Its battery health is still good (around 85%), but it seems like websites and apps are designed for the latest and greatest hardware, and are really taxing on the older stuff.

xwesx

Yep. I used to hate that, too. Now, I just accept that it is what it is.

stickguy

I have a 13 pro also, just over 3 years old now. Last I checked the health was similar (85% sounds about right). I am considering getting a new one, but might just wait until I quit so I can delete all the work stuff off it first! But it is paid for, so might as well just let it go as long as it seems to work OK. Battery does seem to run out a lot quicker these days though.

Michaell

The wife and I both have iPhone 11’s. Still work well, but I wonder when the day will come that we can’t update them.

corvette

@Michaell - iOS 26 is likely the last OS upgrade for iPhone 11 models, so if Apple follows past practices, you should continue receiving regular security updates for iOS 26 through September, 2029.