What's so awkward about the new interior?
All of your criteria are difficult to address in my other 2 vehicles also.
All of your criteria are difficult to address in my other 2 vehicles also.
The new 2020 Corolla like the new 2020 Kia Forte and so many other new compact cars have a very cluttered-looking dash with many sharp edges and protrusions.What's so awkward about the new interior?
All of your criteria are difficult to address in my other 2 vehicles also.
I was thinking to myself, what if a GPS mount could hang off the side of the infotainment screen? Will a Garmin attach to that mount?![]()
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When we first saw a 2019 Corolla HB last year, I was totally ready to bad-mouth it over the "tombstone" infotainment screen. As time went on, in the search for my wife's car, it became clear we needed to consider the Corolla HB despite the "tombstone" radio.The new 2020 Corolla like the new 2020 Kia Forte and so many other new compact cars have a very cluttered-looking dash with many sharp edges and protrusions.
You have the infotainment screen sticking up out the dash like a sore thumb. The dash and consoles also look less roomy they did in the older cars. I like the classic clean smooth dash.
My 1995 Corolla has a much cleaner and even roomier dash and ample space to position a GPS and a large cubby hole above the ashtray. Since I don't smoke, my Garmin sits on the ashtray with the ashtray pushed in against the lower edge of the Garmin to hold it snug. The cigar lighter socket is handily to the left of the ashtray to plug in the GPS.
It seems as car interior designers have forgotten about those who plug in portable 12VDC electronics.
I think the conspiracy is to make the new car buyer spend thousands more to get an infotainment system with "integrated" nav built in.
Maybe replace the stock tombstone radio for one of my liking?When we first saw a 2019 Corolla HB last year, I was totally ready to bad-mouth it over the "tombstone" infotainment screen. As time went on, in the search for my wife's car, it became clear we needed to consider the Corolla HB despite the "tombstone" radio.
I finally sat in the car, the tombstone radio does not jut out like I thought....I thought it'd interfere with sight-lines. I can still see the hood-windshield cowl over the top of it. Same sight-lines as my Q60. It's just that the dash drops down behind the tombstone giving the impression that it must be "sticking up".
We quite like the style.
However, compared to my Q60 and Titan, neither one of those have an advantage over the Corolla HB. My Q60 also has darn near no storage options, it's just as (bad) as the Corolla.
A car that we tried that does have good storage options, the new Civic. Much better than Corolla.
But, the Corolla isn't any worse for Navi mounts than any other car, no matter how bad you think the tombstone radio is.
Pioneer and Metra have you covered.Maybe replace the stock tombstone radio for one of my liking?
I am thinking an aftermarket head unit replacement with built-in sat GPS nav might be another solution, an elegant one at that.
I don't want to use a Garmin just for the sake of using a Garmin, I just want to be able to navigate via satellite whenever I'm out of the range of a cell tower. I don't know anything about CarPlay or Android Auto. All I know is the Garmin Nuvi 1350 (retail $158 new) I've had for the past nine years allows me to navigate anywhere there is a satellite signal, even in the desert.The new one has an updated headunit but you want to use a Garmin? You should just get an older Corolla, it doesn't have Carplay and the possibility of upgraded infotainment in the future (ie. Android Auto), so a Garmin would make better sense for older cars that can't be upgraded.
My most recent Google failure was when it took us to our destination just fine (Amusement Park) took us to lunch off-site just fine, then when I set it to take us back to the amusement park using the history function (little clock icon and amusement park name, just before our lunch place) you'd assume that would be correct? Nope. Took us to some guys backyard via alley (didn't go in there) about a mile up on a hill overlooking the amusement park. It even said "you have arrived"!I'm gonna stick with my Garmin. It has not failed me and it will adjust its route according to the decisions I make. Google maps have told me to drive into alleyways too many times for me to really make full use of it. I will use Google for short distances or for help finding a address that I will input into my Garmin but not much else.
Yep, sometimes I just want one constant answer instead of an answer that can be manipulated to give you "a better answer". My Garmin works offline and will typically give me a constant answer unless I myself change the route.My most recent Google failure was when it took us to our destination just fine (Amusement Park) took us to lunch off-site just fine, then when I set it to take us back to the amusement park using the history function (little clock icon and amusement park name, just before our lunch place) you'd assume that would be correct? Nope. Took us to some guys backyard via alley (didn't go in there) about a mile up on a hill overlooking the amusement park. It even said "you have arrived"!
That's not the first time it's done crap like that to us.
I'm not interested in having any product that is more trouble than it is worth. That bundle of snakes hanging off the dash looks really "pretty".I'm gonna stick with my Garmin. It has not failed me and it will adjust its route according to the decisions I make. Google maps have told me to drive into alleyways too many times for me to really make full use of it. I will use Google for short distances or for help finding a address that I will input into my Garmin but not much else.
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In comparison to everyone else's bundles, it really is pretty. They are not tight only because if they are, I can't pull the phone away if I need to and that is a hazard. I rather not pull the phone away either way but that is not always the case. If I could get some sort of winding system, that would be great but that in itself is another set of issues and mostly a matter of space as if you look on Amazon for self-winding wire holders those things are huge.I'm not interested in having any product that is more trouble than it is worth. That bundle of snakes hanging off the dash looks really "pretty".
OEM navigation is offline navigation is satellite signal navigation, the same technology as Garmin, Magellan TomTom and others.