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      11-26-2019, 03:07 PM   #1
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BMW has returned the CarPlay subscription back to 20 years (also called lifetime) for a $300 fee, or you can stay with the current option of $80 per year. For those of you that may not remember, CarPlay was a $300 individual option on 2017-2018 vehicles. People called it lifetime, but it was always 20 years. I'm happy they returned this option to us, especially for those of us that own our vehicles.
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Great. Lifetime of the tech in these cars isn't going to be anywhere near 20 years. Pretty bold of BMW to offer a 20 year subscription.
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Great. Lifetime of the tech in these cars isn't going to be anywhere near 20 years. Pretty bold of BMW to offer a 20 year subscription.
Of course not. At least they brought the option back like it was in 2017. I would prefer to pay $300 once versus $80 a year. I just renewed mine today with a new expiration date in 2040. I own this car, so it makes sense for me.
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I probably won't bother with it if mine expires. Not too happy with the wireless functionality, prefer the benefits of having a wired connection with my phone jailbroken.
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I probably won't bother with it if mine expires. Not too happy with the wireless functionality, prefer the benefits of having a wired connection with my phone jailbroken.
I've never had any issues including my old '17 X6 which was one of the first models with wireless CarPlay.
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