I prefer to keep my wits about me driving.
I can hear if something goes wrong or an emergency vehicle is near.
I never play music in the car. 
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I generally love listening to music in the car, usually via Apple’s CarPlay from Qobuz though it is a bit clunky.
Interestingly I’ve found that music can be incredibly enjoyable on a fairly standard car audio system but sounds awful on the hi-fi.
Nor me. If I’m travelling with my wife however she usually puts on an interesting podcast.
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I have the offer in writing. All is good. The delightful non-negotiable extras are a pain, though: Registration/tags/title $450, electronic filing $199, and not forgetting sales tax $1,660.
The deal will be done on Tuesday.
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I’ve got to have music! But I don’t play it loud for the reasons you say, and because I’m an old g!t.
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I resemble that remark. 
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I listen to LBC via Internet feed. The generally inane content blends nicely with the tire noise. My Music alternative is the German NDR1 station.
As mentioned in another thread I’ve recently changed my car to a Polestar2. It comes with inbuilt internet connectivity provided free of charge for 3 years by Polestar. It also uses AAOS so I have access to some car specific apps in the “play store”. As you can see from the image below I have downloaded dedicated apps for:
Qobuz (allows access to all purchased albums, my and Qobuz favourites, pretty much everything on the main Qobuz app.
Radio Paradise (all substations)
Audio Wagon which allows me direct access to my 500GB pen drive that has a lot of my cd and hi-res music on it.
Other two media type apps are:
Radio allows access to both FM and DAB+ stations (This is inbuilt as standard and not a specific app)
Bluetooth Media player (This is inbuilt as standard and not a specific app - never used)
Aware that some may have concerns re use of AAOS, I have too and have therefore not connected my phone either by wire or Bluetooth.
Apologies in advance for poor quality photo. Lot of reflections but surprisingly you don’t see these when viewing from drivers position.
The car also drives very well and Polestar Charge card can be used to facilitate cheaper charging with some providers when out and about on those longer journeys.
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I have had BMW’s, a Volvo and well equipped Minis .
At 70 next birthday , all I want is boring reliability and a death of extras that distract me from driving . Sadly the Suzuki Jimmny are no longer made
I don’t want to dig the bee friendly garden up on my modest terraced house to accommodate electric
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I hope you missed the R from death!
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Until 3 months or so ago Tesla was on my list of theoretically great cars should an affordable secondhand one with certain battery life/cost become available, but now I would boycott totally.
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I’m not ready for a battery on wheels yet.
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Very glad indeed to hear this!
I’ll be getting my first EV (a Polestar 4) in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully, the 4’s ‘infotainment’ system will also allow the Qobuz app to be downloaded and installed.
I believe the Polestar4 also uses AAOS so Qobuz should be there for you to download. I also have the HK sound system fitted (P4 does as well I believe) which in the P2 sounds surprisingly good. As I mentioned above I don’t wire or bluetooth my phone to the infotainment system. In order to provide access to my favourite music, in those locations where the “internet connectivity” is poor or not good enough, I use a memory stick connected to the infotainment system. AudioWagon appears to be the only app that is downloadable that can facilitate playing local music (Flac in my case) at all resolutions. AudioWagon works pretty well with a fairly good UI. Also, the person who has written the app provides regular updates and support. Think Simon (spoon?) from Minim.
Will you be getting the seats with the massage function. Sounds like a good way to relax when topping up at a charger; massage plus good music. You may have to set an alarm incase you drop of to sleep.
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That’s got me thinking. Maybe we could install Qobuz and Radio Paradise on our Megane. I hadn’t even considered it before. It would be great on long journeys.
Good to know this as well!
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), my car will not have massage seats. That would be just a little too decadent! 
So Qobuz, Tidal, Radio Paradise and Audio Wagon will be my first app downloads - and then what about Roon Arc I wonder?
Assuming your Megane uses AAOS I’d certainly give it a try.
What sort of connectivity do you get with the car, free or will you need to pay a subscription. Some manufacturers give connectivity for free, others charge.
My connectivity is via a built in 4g SIM card dedicated to the car connectivity. This provides OTA updates, mapping data and traffic volume information, infotainment connectivity and other stuff.
I don’t use Tidal so didn’t download it. Perhaps you can start a whole new Qobuz v Tidal thread when used in a car.
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I would buy the car i already own.
(Except i don’t need to buy it because i already own it).
20 years old, no longer depreciates, owned it over 10 years and these days it doesn’t really owe me anything, excellent reliability, good fun to drive, funky to look at, practical and relatively economical for a sporty car. 
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If it does what you want it to do, why change.
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