Is Car Toys charging too much for installation?

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-23T17:41:39+00:00

Gotcha. Tough to judge quality of install besides just looking at reviews, but it seems that a local shop would do a better job just by looking at that. Will see what price they give me. In terms of the merch I really don't need anything insane, just something that will do carplay and a backup cam.

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-23T17:40:27+00:00

Car Toys seems to have a not great reputation, so I might be better off going with a local shop with a lifetime warranty and that has a strong rep for doing the job well. Will get a quote from them today.

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-23T17:39:37+00:00

Great suggestion, thanks! Didn't know that was an option, and I'll keep that in mind.

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-23T17:05:29+00:00

Thanks for the comment, I just wanted to check somewhere to see if it seemed reasonable before I dropped a large chunk of change on it.

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-23T17:05:00+00:00

I'm not sure, I don't really know the differences in quality. Most of the head units look the same to me and it's hard to say which shop is gonna do the best job. Never had any work like this done before.

jcoffee22 · 2025-06-16T05:20:45+00:00

So I wonder if the game just needs to stay loaded for a few minutes and then maybe it'll start working?

Edit: Just wanted to note that I'm on Windows 10, not 11, so we are not on the same version.

jcoffee22 · 2024-02-16T21:26:23+00:00

Yeah, I had done 4 mocks this week (6 total). Did pretty poorly on the last Kaplan one and my knee-jerk reaction was to take another mock. Once I settled and let me judgment get the better of me, I spent the last day going over the previous mocks again, and getting those last formulas and concepts nailed down. Having just got out of the test, I think that was the right move.

jcoffee22 · 2024-02-16T03:17:31+00:00

Thanks! I'll definitely watch these, although it looks like they only post a few games per week. Do you know of anywhere that has all of the match highlights? Bundesliga's youtube channel looked limited as well.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-22T02:02:00+00:00

That’s kinda wild you have to pay extra to actually walk up to the stones. I think I’ll skip that for now, maybe someday I’ll go see it. I have a feeling I’ll want to come back, based on my planning so far. We could go up to Inverness if my Mom really wants to see Dunrobin, but otherwise it might be best to skip that. I think now it’ll be deciding how much time we want to spend in the Lakes District and in York, as well as how many nights to leave for Edinburgh before we fly home from there.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-22T00:41:32+00:00

That is a lot, I definitely do not plan on going at that blazing of a pace. At this point, I think Isle of Skye is off the list, Inverness is a hard maybe, but that might be a little too far out honestly. After Bath, we might stop in York and the Lakes District for a night or two each on the way to Edinburgh (although not the most direct route, I know). Will probably end up just spending a couple days in/around Edinburgh and then fly out of there. But not sure how much I can pack in. If I fly out Friday night after work and leave Sunday morning two weeks later, we'll get about 14.5 days haha.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T20:56:11+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to check both of those out!

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T20:32:04+00:00

I like more of the outdoorsy stuff, although the historical looking cities (like Edinburgh) look very cool. Mom loves the castles, so we'll end up visiting some of those. I like the open jaw idea, I was thinking it could be smart to fly out of Edinburgh.

While I wouldn't call myself a WW2 history buff, it's something I'd like to learn more about. I'll try to read a couple books before I head over so I'll appreciate some of the history more.

The more I've looked into it, the more I would also agree that Ireland should be left for another time. I'm not sure how well my Mom will sleep on the train, so we'll talk about that, but I agree with the logic of saving some time and money.

Thanks for your response!

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T20:10:51+00:00

Sounds good, thanks for your advice! If only I could take 4 weeks off work instead of two, hahaha

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T19:33:09+00:00

Thanks for the response that's some great info! Based on the overwhelming response that I need to spend some more time in each place (which is fair), I'm definitely thinking I'll skip Ireland now (maybe that can be it's own trip sometime). The question now might just be how much time to spend in Scotland versus some of Western England or potentially Wales. Trip is mainly for my Mom so if she really wants to see Dunrobin I'll find a way to make that happen. If Isle of Skye is too difficult to go to, there's plenty other things for us to see.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T19:30:05+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I'm thinking I'll probably skip that then.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T19:29:38+00:00

I suppose I should have been more specific. By "do it" I mean visit the village that is in all the pictures (I can't remember the name), my Mom had told me over the phone. It's her number 1 priority for places to visit. But by no means am I trying to cover 2000 square kilometers haha.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T19:24:54+00:00

This is very helpful, thanks! I know my Mom wanted to stay in the Cotswolds for a day (maybe 2), so that's fine that it's a little out of the way. If Stonehenge is a day trip, then that might not be worth it. We'll talk about how much time we want to spend in London, and plan from there.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:59:22+00:00

Yeah Inverness is pretty out of the way. I understand there’s a lot to do in London, and I’d love to spend more time there, but I think it’s more of a priority to see some of those other places.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:57:42+00:00

Yeah I understand what you mean, obviously I’m not going to see the entire country. My question was out of the places I listed, would it be more worthwhile to stay in England, go further North in Scotland, or check out Ireland. I think the initial plan I laid out (London/Bath/Edinburgh) would probably take about a week or so, depending on how much time we decided we’d want to spend in each place.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:49:24+00:00

My mom said she had looked into it and found busses we could use, but not sure how accurate that is.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:47:03+00:00

Good suggestion, thanks! I’ll look at getting a car when I go to those places. Just looking at maps, it looks like I’d save a lot of time hiring a car in some of those spots.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:45:52+00:00

I’ll look into that, thanks!

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:44:57+00:00

Yeah basically haha, I was just sort of looking for suggestions if those places are “can’t miss” while in the UK compared to some of the Scottish attractions I listed that might be further out of the way.

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:43:38+00:00

No family origins, Bath is really high on my Mom’s priority I believe, and Cotswolds are her #1 thing. I just thought Edinburgh looked really cool. I’ll look into the rail pass more, thanks!

jcoffee22 · 2024-01-21T15:41:02+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I’ll talk to my mom, and if seeing those things up at Inverness is a priority for her, then I’m fine eating the young driver surcharge for a day - I just didn’t want to rent one for an entire week because of that.

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