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I've got CarPlay in my 230i. Mostly I got it to help future proof the car. Apple is much more likely to keep improving CarPlay while iDrive will likely remain essentially the same for the life of the car.
I like the Apple maps and directions though it doesn't provide as much info as iDrive. I've found a couple of times that the BMW map didn't have an address that Apple map does. I like the very quick and seamless transfer of map search results from my iPhone Apple Maps to the car screen. It's very easy to switch back and forth between the two maps.
Siri works better than voice activations in iDrive.
I like the message notifications, not too distracting.
The quality of the audio through the CarPlay wireless connection (wifi) seems to be better than Bluetooth, it certainly a louder connection (don't have to turn up the iPhone nearly as much).
I haven't tried any other of the other available apps. You can't use Google Maps or Waze (may be later, fingers crossed).
Glad I got it though I'd also say that the cost is too high for what you get today.
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