Another thing to think about - the electronics in new cars can drive you nuts! H has a newer Corolla. I think 2013, and it synchs to your phone whether you like it or not. Great if someone calls you since you can answer by hitting an icon on the display. Not great for anything else.
For example, as H approaches the car it will start randomly playing music, or one of his podcasts. I’ve been in his car, behind him at a light, and I can hear his podcast even though he is in the car in front of me. We can’t turn off this “autoplay” feature. We could unsynch his phone, but he needs it for other things.
Also, if you’re using Waze, it will talk to you through the car’s speakers. Fine. But every time it stops speaking, it will start playing that podcast again. You can stop the podcast. But the next time Waze gives you a direction, the podcast will start again. Drives us crazy!
By contrast, the 2008 Camry hybrid has a bluetooth connection to your phone, and only your phone’s calls. You can hook up something between the headphone jack on your phone and a port in the car to play music through the speakers, but no music or podcasts are just picked up by the car.