II vs. III

Navi is free, entune is free for 3 years, but right now its far from perfect. There are mixed reviews about the head unit in the 3, I like the concept and the layout, easy to navigate, but there are bugs and its nearly impossible to see the screen during the day sometimes - even with tinted windows.

 

I was going for the 3 but then I realized that I don't need all the little extras the 3 has so I went with the 2. The 3 has some neat things like entune but I stream Pandora and iheartradio right to my standard radio and works just fine.


iPhone ?

 

I didn't need a 3, but the one we wanted was a 3. If the little red bugger were a 2 we would have bought it anyway, if it were a 4 we still would have made the purchase. Love the car, it's the Stealership and their Dis-service Department that suck. You're going to love your car regardless of trim level. The Navigation works well IF YOU ARE NOT MOVING - but that's the gov't not Toyota.It is just an inconvenience particularly when your passenger is the navigator, and you need to stop forward movement to request a new location. Entune is not intuitve. It's available, but I do not use it to it's full potential. Between my iPhone and Sirius I'm good. What is the cost difference btwn the 2 and the 3?

 

Don't forget about the smart key. Wish I bought the 3 instead of the 2 just for that feature.

The price difference between the two packages is about $1500

 

10-4; I did forget about the smart key, definitely a plus.

 

I too have the 3 and love it. I initially searched high and low for a 1, but due to the high demand when I was doing my search and limmited supplies, I opted for a 3. The smart key really was the selling point. Not having to pull a key out of your pocket to either lock, unlock, or turn on your vehicle is a very nice luxury if you ask me. Entune is pretty neat to play with, but its something I could have lived without.
If the 2 had the smark key option, I would have gone with that combo instead and saved myself some money.
But as AutoMo said, I too love my car.

 

And I believe its 1500 difference between the 2 and the 3 without the upgraded wheels... could be wrong though.

 

I like the head unit, even though it doesn't sound that great, because of all the features. Yeah your phone can stream Pandora, but being able to give a song a thumbs up on your car stereo is neat.

Regardless I bought a 3 for the smart key. For me, totally worth it. It just makes the car feel so much more high tech, more cool, and a million times more convenient. $1500 worth? That's up to you. I love my smart key

SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 ? 2

 

*edit* Double post whoops... but since I have another spot I'll say that entune works perfectly fine for me, I guess it just depends on the phone. So far I've had no connection or disconnect issues and everything streams fine. I have a Samsung galaxy note.

 

I just wish we could change the startup picture on the nav screen (like in the camry)
Thats a neat feature.