IMO, while driving I prefer looking at the side mirrors for confirmation before making lane changes, its more natural than staring at the center console, which is distracting as you pointed out, so those BSM icons in the mirrors will do actually. One's eyes are naturally drawn and kept at the side mirrors to check blind spots and see objects close to the sides. I mean, I'll have to constantly remind myself to check the right side mirror for objects on the right side of the vehicle... And switching to the center console and the left side mirror (double check) for objects on the left? seems a bit of a hassle.. No? .. Anyway, guess with added practice, one gets used to it.

So yeah, I do agree with your last statement.. Having both features on both sides is the win! Yeah, humans right... Never satisfied

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I check my tires at least once, nearly every single day before it's driven.. Except its a cursory check for sufficient pressure or leakages.. Not to inspect the nuts. Gotta be more careful.

Lyn and dear Paul had a falling out couple years back. See here...

Interesting observation... Been looking for such an owner's viewpoint. From CX-5 to new CRV.

You do sound easy to please.. It's not an entirely bad thing.

I agree, life's short to be lived worrying too much.. Well except for the being nicked part. Current ride's a couple years and the last time a bad motorcycle rider nicked it while trying to squeeze through, it felt like it was my skin.. Haha, yeah.. I get sentimental.. Same with my home minister. Personally, I'm just trying to learn as much as possible so I lower expectations before jumping in. Can't complain about an issue I knew was coming..

A front camera, I'd understand..A dashcam is typically an install and forget and doesn't really need to be connected to the HU.. The vehicle's HU is very delicate stuff. It's my understanding that tapping into or routing stuff to the HU will make you lose the warranty. Unless you plan on removing such mods before sending in for warranty claim. No idea where to find such as too much hassle.

Yeah.. I'm aware and as I said.. Too much hassle for little to no practical benefits. Better to buy a really good dashcam for clearer footage and stick to that. Most come with wifi too, can view from mobile devices.

The HU isn't running Android and as such won't take apk installs.. .. Get Android Auto installed on your phone, connect via cable and launch on HU.. Waze is available on AA. Not on Apple Carplay.

My bad.. ... Depending on dev interest, someone may just find the exploit and make public. I'm assuming the method for the civic doesn't work on the CRV.

Good to know.

His is not the TC-P variant..

No.. With the exception of the 2017 BMW 5 series outfitted with their latest HU, all other supporting HU require a wired connection.

Nope, that is very unlikely. one would require a hardware upgrade for that. It's more complicated to achieve the speeds and reliability that a wired connection offers. Take Bluetooth-car connections for instance, it has been around for quite awhile and yet even today, there are still pairing or usage/compatibility issues. And this is for "relatively simple" tasks such as to make/receive calls and play audio. AA & CarPlay do much more and require more processing.

A more easily achievable upgrade option for current vehicles could be like a dongle that is plugged into the car's USB port and wirelessly connects to the phone.

Alternatively and if compatible, here's an after market option. Should you be feeling adventurous to swap out the current one..




Yeah, while wireless is definitely the way forward.. But it is not easy for it to be implemented especially given the adoption rate of wired AA & carplay. Car manufacturers are still dragging their feet to adopt this. Why? Well, part of the reason is that they've done a lot of R & D into their own HU, software and integration with vehicles. Can't just up and abandon em. Then we have to think about stability & security as well. A car can be a dangerous tool, by opening up wireless, manufacturers have to worry about new exploits, etc. Doing all this will take at least a couple years to iron out the kinks. I'd wager at least 5 - 10 years.

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Same here.. Prefer wired.

Personally, I would not mess with anything related to the car's braking system.. Warranty void or not. Especially the introduction of a bypass device. No thank you..

Bet you that most aren't familiar with or even heard of the likes of Tasker or IFTTT. A cheap compatible phone coupled with such data plan or one of those all year round line active plans will do the trick nicely. Of course, it won't be as slick as the "professional" service. But given one's skills and config, it's damn near close.

Let's just say, you collect November latest and want to sell to me in January or February.. I'll definitely expect a much lesser price than whatever you pay today. You being the first owner must take the initial depreciation hit.

Waze does this too... Albeit more intelligently.. It does real-time calculations based on folks already ahead of you on the same route and automatically applies a reroute (no human interaction necessary), adjusting time higher or lesser. It pops up a little notification to tell if "traffic is increasing or lesser" along the route.

ANDDDD if you read my reply you'll realize I explained that Waze does do this and more intelligently..

If I recall correctly, some other forummer mentioned that this is normal.. Looks like you are at least, the third person/owner to have experienced this "normal" phenomenon.

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Sorry, no idea.

Lucky you then... I didn't notice such during my extremely short test drive. So it's not all vehicles. Enough to cause some worry.

Taken it to the SC? Reasons given? Besides the obvious QC issue.

Not anytime soon. It basically just cleared prototype stage and a lot more needs to be ironed out before mass production and sale can begin. I'd reckon 3 - 5 years before it gets here. In the meantime, lots of current engine needs to be sold off..

Most say it's underpowered. Take it for a test drive and if it suits your needs.. Pull the trigger.

My bad.. Read from a couple recent sources and they made it seem as I reported earlier. It was launched in China. However, I still think it'll take the same amount of time as Honda needs to satisfy it's huge customer base in the USA, then other markets. Yes HM has been "aggressive" lately, but as history shows, we only get after the likes of Thailand and Indonesia.

P.S. I get what you mean but wouldn't call aggressive, cuz they are still holding out of stuffs others get as default.

Hmm, yeah first in SEA to receive the Hybrid i-DCD system. Who knows... Maybe they surprise us next year... Not impossible to change, just lose about 20K.

I have wondered the same too. No proper in-depth review yet from the usual "top dogs". I find it strange, cuz even before the official launch date, all the usual popular channels were buzzing with every little info and trying to outdo each other on quick/first look reviews. Could be that Honda Malaysia hasn't given em the green light to review it? Cuz they might find/report too much negatives? But then, it's only been 2 months since the official launch and it could be that there aren't free vehicles for media reviews?