What alternative to RNS510 now that maps may be discontinued

[saabman]

Those cheep android units are okish - a particular annoyance for me was the length of time to start up when you get in the car. I don’t know why they had to cold boot each time

I also found the audio quality a bit on the ordinary side distortion was quiet high.
While it bothers me it doesn’t seem to be a problem for my daughter. Kids these days just no appreciation for quality

[maltbbe]

RCD330!! I always reply to these threads telling people to get around the RCD330 - but you should get around the RCD330. You don't get maps installed on the head unit, but they've got Android Auto and CarPlay - plus there's no issues with fitment/battery drain/steering wheel controls, they look like they were meant to be there, there's a ton of support for them online, and they're less than $350. Everyone with a mk5/mk6 Golf needs one of these IMO.

I've also installed an aftermarket eBay Android head unit ('Joying'-branded) in my partner's Saab, and a Sony AX100 in a friend's Forester - both around the same price bracket as an RCD330. Having used it for a few months, I'd stay away from the Joying etc. units, unless they're *really* cheap. It does the job, but it's super glitchy, and having a big Android tablet stuck on your dash isn't all that practical - you need to have it tethered to your phone's WiFi to run Google Maps, for instance, which kind of sucks. The Sony one is pretty solid - a good base to run aftermarket speakers/amps if you need - but otherwise, I don't think it has any advantages over an RCD330, and you've got to fork out ~$150 on top of the unit for a fascia, SWC adapter, etc etc; $600 is a lot to spend on a 10 year old car just for satnav.

This is the kind of thing you'd want - plus a SWC/canbus adapter, which you can get from the same seller and costs about $20: CarPlay Android Auto RCD330 RCD340 Plus Noname Radio 187B C210 For VW Tiguan Golf 5 6 Jetta MK5 MK6 Passat CC Polo 6RD035187B-in Car Radios from Automobiles & Motorcycles on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group