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Best car related i phone apps...
« on: February 18, 2013, 11:44:56 am »
just wondering which car related apps people have which they find come in useful in one way or the other?

i have hardly any apps on my i phone so thought best time i looked into what was out there
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2013, 12:25:15 pm »
ringSPEED - Nurburgring webcams and other utilities
Harrys Lap Timer Pro - Great bit of kit. Should be awesome with the new VBox compatibility.
iSymDVR - Dash cam. Superbly written piece of software. Got my new screen mount for this, to log all my commutes/drives and the horrendous driving i see on the roads daily.
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 04:23:34 pm »
ringSPEED - Nurburgring webcams and other utilities
Harrys Lap Timer Pro - Great bit of kit. Should be awesome with the new VBox compatibility.
iSymDVR - Dash cam. Superbly written piece of software. Got my new screen mount for this, to log all my commutes/drives and the horrendous driving i see on the roads daily.


thanks, can you expand a bit on those ie is ring speed only useful if going to the 'ring? and is harry's lap timer pro Harry Metcalfe and what exactly does it record for you?

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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 04:28:13 pm »
Best looking at the descriptions on the App Store to be honest.
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2013, 04:30:34 pm »

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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2013, 04:51:32 pm »
Road Trip - logs all fuel fill ups, service costs etc.. ive used this over the last two years to note how much its costing me to run the car, average fuel MPG etc.. great app.
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2013, 05:06:04 pm »
The Ultimate Drive - BMW app, but its a social based application aimed at sharing great driving roads.
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2013, 09:19:30 pm »
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2013, 09:36:21 pm »
got road trip and that lap timer looks ace but £13.99 - but still cheap if its as good as the reviews suggest  :happy2:
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2013, 11:26:28 pm »
Hill climb racing is a totally addictive app, but only a game for big kids!
Auto trader app and ebay app are very useful if you don't already have them.

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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2013, 09:57:53 pm »
I use Torque combined with an OBD II bluetooth plug in to get real time engine info. It can also read and clear fault codes (not that I've had any on my GTI) but I cleared one last weekend on the girlfriends polo.

Torque has a free verson too. Here's a little more info for those interested:

http://torque-bhp.com/software/torque-android-obd2-adapters/ 

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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2013, 10:25:39 pm »
i have these on mine fellas

 

road angel and trapster are good and free.    dash command is ace but cost around £60 to setup inc software and wireless obd connection





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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2013, 10:52:55 pm »
Dash command looks a good bit of kit
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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2013, 06:24:06 am »
Aside from car apps to use in the car, Car Buzz is a good app for car news and pics etc ;)

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Re: Best car related i phone apps...
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2013, 11:31:31 am »
ringSPEED - Nurburgring webcams and other utilities
Harrys Lap Timer Pro - Great bit of kit. Should be awesome with the new VBox compatibility.
iSymDVR - Dash cam. Superbly written piece of software. Got my new screen mount for this, to log all my commutes/drives and the horrendous driving i see on the roads daily.

How do you mount the iphone to view the road ahead ? Ploint me towards the item please , web link or ebay ? Thanks
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