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thekevan ◴[] No.43798525[source]
>The rather extreme omission of any kind of media system in the car is jarring, but it, too, has secondary benefits.

>“Seventy percent of repeat warranty claims are based on infotainment currently because there’s so much tech in the car that it’s created a very unstable environment in the vehicle,” Snyder says.

I'm totally cool with them not having an infotainment screen or even a stereo itself. But speaker management might be a pain.

I really hope they decide to either include speakers to which you connect to your own infotainment system or at the very least, have the space or brackets where you can bring your own speakers and install them without cutting.

Having a bluetooth speaker take care of all the sound is just too bulky and cumbersome for those of us who need to live with constant music in the car. Plus, I don't want to leave a $150 bluetooth speaker in my car all the time and encourage break-ins.

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1. cma ◴[] No.43798540[source]
I'd rather have my Bluetooth speaker stolen than an installed stereo stolen where they just gut parts of the car and rip things up. But it will be a bigger target since it's easier to resell.
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2. BoorishBears ◴[] No.43798886[source]
> But it will be a bigger target since it's easier to resell.

Indeed: https://www.reddit.com/r/Toyota/comments/1bt8ck8/loved_dropp...