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by AdrianB1 1296 days ago
In Europe there are many brand new cars that have BT for connecting locally to the smartphones for handsfree calls, but no access to Internet. I love that. We use Waze a lot for navigation, with Android Auto your phone can show the map on the car's display.

Even better, I found that some 2022 model motorcycles have no chip in the key, it is just a dumb key that starts the engine or opens the fuel cap - usually the offroad motorcycles that you don't want to leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere just because the chip is not read correctly.

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In America my housemate just bought the cheapest base model Corolla. It has these features and a key without an electronic fob.
It likely still has a chip in that key