Is sync 3 worth waiting for?

[Col3371]

Likewise.....I've never had a car with any of this type of tech, never even had a car with a USB port:lol:.....no idea what it all does and I suspect I'll be in the same position the day I come to sell.....

Reminds me of a friend buying a camera.....
Me: Have you bought the new canon??
Him: no it's only 3MP so I'm going to wait for the new one

New one comes out 5MP

Me: Are you getting that new 5MP canon??
Him: I was going to but I hear there's a 7MP due next year

New 10 MP comes out

Me: what about that new 10MP camera then eh, you going for it
Him: Had a look, but sales guy said a 12MP is due any time soon....

I gave up in the end but I suspect he's still waiting for the latest MP upgrade

:lol::lol::lol: True

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[marks]

I seem to have accidentally wondered into a thread of technophobes - is that you Dad?!

 

[CJ01]

I seem to have accidentally wondered into a thread of technophobes

Or drivers possibly....

 

[slowhand99]

BTW Sync 2 is fine. And the DAB way outperforms the Audi and Merc cars that I have compared it to. And you can change your wallpaper, which you can't in Sync 3.

 

[Actual]

BTW Sync 2 is fine. And the DAB way outperforms the Audi and Merc cars that I have compared it to. And you can change your wallpaper, which you can't in Sync 3.

The Mustang Sync 2 is OK'ish but I do have a couple of small niggles

1. Changing from DAB channel to phone for streaming requires scrolling down a list which needs too many button presses. All I need is 2 BIG buttons RADIO 5 LIVE and PHONE.

2. If I switch on and my Spotify playlist over Bluetooth from my phone automatically restarts then the list plays but the Mustang Sync 2 does not update with the current track info. If I stop and restart Spotify then it is fixed. Of course this could be a problem due to my phone.

3. The Mustang Sync 2 DAB reception for Radio 5 Live constantly drops out but for my 2012 Focus with stubby aerial the DAB reception for Radio 5 Live is 99% spot on.

 

[RSPcooper]

My only worry would be that you can still get Radio 4 on sync 3.

 

[Belly]

I'm sure you'd be able to listen to The Archers on catch up!

 

[StarWarsJez]

I'm sure my car (on it's way from Zeebrugge to Southampton) I'm sure the window sticker said Sync 3 - so do all 2016 builds have this or an error?

 

[welsh treg]

That must be even better; because it's, like, one more.

(Spinal Tap 1984)

Wouldn't it have to be Sync 11 :lol: re - Spinal tap



"Hello Cleveland!"

 

[SSC]

I'm sure my car (on it's way from Zeebrugge to Southampton) I'm sure the window sticker said Sync 3 - so do all 2016 builds have this or an error?

There is a small box on the window sticker stating that this may not be standard equipment for the selected country. All window stickers say the same. We won't be getting sync 3 until the MY17 cars are being built, so will be later this year.

 

[Ericc B]

There is a big difference between waiting for a new camera or phone that will be outdated within a year and waiting for a major new in car entertainment system that will last the cars lifetime.

I for one think a few months wait outweighs being stuck with Sync2 well into the 2020's.

 

[benanderson89]

I seem to have accidentally wondered into a thread of technophobes - is that you Dad?!

I'm 26 and a professional computer programmer/developer with more computer parts in my room than a branch of PC World - I'm as far removed from a technophobe as you could possibly get and I, too, don't give a s**t what software is running on my centre stack.

Can I bluetooth my phone to the stereo? Yes? Guess I'll never look at the stereo ever again for as long as I own the car unless I get a new phone and need to repair the bluetooth

The Mustang Sync 2 is OK'ish but I do have a couple of small niggles

1. Changing from DAB channel to phone for streaming requires scrolling down a list which needs too many button presses. All I need is 2 BIG buttons RADIO 5 LIVE and PHONE.

2. If I switch on and my Spotify playlist over Bluetooth from my phone automatically restarts then the list plays but the Mustang Sync 2 does not update with the current track info. If I stop and restart Spotify then it is fixed. Of course this could be a problem due to my phone.

3. The Mustang Sync 2 DAB reception for Radio 5 Live constantly drops out but for my 2012 Focus with stubby aerial the DAB reception for Radio 5 Live is 99% spot on.

2. That's just a phone thing. My Dad's iPod does it with Nissan Connect and my Samsung does it with Kia's system. Bluetooth is always a bit finicky with playlists.

3. That's based on the aerial rather than the system software. Changing to Sync 3 wont stop it from dropping out. You've always got AM/FM anyway which, from what I can see in countless cars, is far more reliable than DAB. Hell, my Sony Hi-Fi system drops DAB stations at times and that's stationary in my own house!

 

[Enoch]

Will this work ok with sync 2:lol::lol:

Every time My sister gets an upgrade, she offers me her iPhone.... Nope, the old Nokia is still going strong, battery lasts for
R weeks on end....no need to change

 

[marks]

I'm 26 and a professional computer programmer/developer with more computer parts in my room than a branch of PC World - I'm as far removed from a technophobe as you could possibly get and I, too, don't give a s**t what software is running on my centre stack.

Can I bluetooth my phone to the stereo? Yes? Guess I'll never look at the stereo ever again for as long as I own the car unless I get a new phone and need to repair the bluetooth



2. That's just a phone thing. My Dad's iPod does it with Nissan Connect and my Samsung does it with Kia's system. Bluetooth is always a bit finicky with playlists.

3. That's based on the aerial rather than the system software. Changing to Sync 3 wont stop it from dropping out. You've always got AM/FM anyway which, from what I can see in countless cars, is far more reliable than DAB. Hell, my Sony Hi-Fi system drops DAB stations at times and that's stationary in my own house!

Well then you won't give a sh*t if it's Sync 2 then, in fact why not request a cassette deck?

 

[tooley]

you will at some point be able to buy an aftermarket sync 3. Probably can now as a replacement part. Cancelling an order to wait for my 17 will cost you at least £500 depending on when you ordered so why not stick with it and put the£500 in a slush fund for a sync 3 if you really can't get on with a sync 2? It's a different head unit bit I can't believe there are major changes apart from that

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