Slime
Tour Winner
No it hasn't.
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PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Majority of vehicles since 2016 have come with it.
hambugerpete
Active member
What about deaf people , they are allowed to drive and can't hear peripheral noises
hambugerpete
Active member
I guess you drive a clapped out old diesel then .
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Plenty of blind people driving out there by the state of the driving around these days.
Slime
Tour Winner
I don't regard eight years as a long time.
I also doubt that it's the majority of cars since then, but hey, life's too short.
Slime
Tour Winner
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Interesting, do you have a source for this fact? I had a 2019 335d that didn’t have it (unless I wanted the Tech Plus pack at an additional £3k).
My 2016 C43 AMG also didn’t have it. I think the M340 does but possible as it has the Tech Plus pack.
Now I think about it, the wife’s 2018 X4 didn’t have it nor did her 2021 CLA45.
Might have to make a complaint to BMW and Mercedes about our vehicles lacking standard equipment.
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Volvo V 90 18 plate ,had to add AA in 21 when I bought it and got impression looking at lots of other cars of same ilk they didn't have it
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Should get your money back..my 2016 Alhambra had it and that was a SEAT
Even if it didn't have android auto did it have Bluetooth?
Plenty of cars out there with that
Mudball
Assistant Pro
My fav.. Gen Z drivers (usually female) driving with big headphones on... thank God they dont get points - which are reserved for middle aged men sitting in stationary cars
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
I think you'll find that whilst BT has been standard on VAG and many cars, AA or ACP definitely wasnt standard on VAG,and was a cost extra.
I agree that AA and carplay are not standard but Bluetooth pretty much has for years. There is no genuine excuse for handling a phone in a car nowadays. The Porsche driver certainly didn't have one. No way his car wasn't linked up to his phone.
There will always be exceptions but drowning out noise does reduce safety. Deaf people have no choice. Wearing headphones is a choice and shouldn't happen.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Not long ago we were encouraged to use handsfree headsets behind the wheel
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Black Friday deal only £85, built in dash cam aswell which every car should have with the state of driving out there
Bargain
Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
No Netflix?
cliveb
Head Pro
Data point for one VAG brand. We are long term Skoda Fabia estate fans. (Because it is the perfect golfer's car - small, but with a big boot). My wife's previous 2012 one had neither Bluetooth nor Android Auto, my 2017 one has BT but not AA, my wife's current 2022 one has both. That said, I find AA to be a little bit flaky. Might be the car, might be the phone, but it's not bulletproof yet.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
On the guy on his mobile etc…Just making the observation that he may have been stationary whilst on the phone…but he was in a queue of cars, and his engine would have been running as he waited for the queue to move. My question is then…would he have immediately ended his phone conversation as soon as the car in front moved…or would he have kept going with his conversation until he had finished. I do not know the answer to that question, and none of us do…but I can hazard a guess and I’m pretty confident that my guess would be correct.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Not all cars and for some it is an optional extra.
