I had the misfortune of renting a couple cars recently.
As a renter Toyota still required me to set up an account to do anything besides basically radio on the central console. Certainly no maps or phone connections.
Ford gave full functionality, but would block one of the info screens if the seat belt was unbuckled, even if you were parked. Want to see your average efficiency at the end of a trip? Make sure your buckled in for that info. Make sure your passengers are, too. This vehicle didn’t seem to have a built-in map, which seems dumb, but the phone could be connected and I suppose android auto would pass the info across. I didn’t need the functionality that much, and after a couple days the phone connection went crazy and started connecting and disconnecting so I removed my phone from the list.
Neither car was impressing me too much on the entertainment functionality and if it was my vehicle I may have put in the effort to resolve these, but not for something I was only using for a few days. From the performance side, I was happier with the Toyota Corolla. Part of that is I prefer sedans and the free upgrade to the Ford Escape wasn’t something I really wanted (not the poorer fuel efficiency, either).
Ford already sucked. Since I’m in the market for a new vehicle Ford was already off the table. This doesn’t change much but supports my claim.
I had the misfortune of renting a couple cars recently.
As a renter Toyota still required me to set up an account to do anything besides basically radio on the central console. Certainly no maps or phone connections.
Ford gave full functionality, but would block one of the info screens if the seat belt was unbuckled, even if you were parked. Want to see your average efficiency at the end of a trip? Make sure your buckled in for that info. Make sure your passengers are, too. This vehicle didn’t seem to have a built-in map, which seems dumb, but the phone could be connected and I suppose android auto would pass the info across. I didn’t need the functionality that much, and after a couple days the phone connection went crazy and started connecting and disconnecting so I removed my phone from the list.
Neither car was impressing me too much on the entertainment functionality and if it was my vehicle I may have put in the effort to resolve these, but not for something I was only using for a few days. From the performance side, I was happier with the Toyota Corolla. Part of that is I prefer sedans and the free upgrade to the Ford Escape wasn’t something I really wanted (not the poorer fuel efficiency, either).
So yeah, Ford sucks.