Originally Posted by
Steve Weagant
I booked an EA car assuming I would have no problem getting a car with car play. There were a lot of suvs and Toyotas. I got into a Camry and discovered no car play. There was an employee standing there kind of rushing me into selecting a car. I asked which ones had CarPlay. He did not understand.
I eventually ended up with a charger that had CarPlay. My father was with me. Neither one of us really liked it. Lots of blind spots. The only fun part was passing.
I think Toyota has been behind with Android Auto but I have rented 2021 Camrys in the past before and they all had CarPlay. I think even 2020 Camrys had CarPlay. Did you try plugging in the phone and there was no response?
I think a lot of the agents on the lot do not know much about cars. One agent once told me BMWs don’t have CarPlays. Another agent once claimed CarPlay does not work in the basement carpark (when in reality the Malibu had a faulty Bluetooth connection)
The Charger is a fun car but it burns too much fuel and it’s pretty dated inside with a tired looking interior. I rented a Charger last year and it didn’t even have auto crash prevention braking…