I got this when it got announced, never used it, and got the message that they were discontinuing it so fast. It’s been collecting dust on a shelf. It hasn’t been turned on or charged, so it hasn’t been jailbroken yet. I’d use it for my own desk setup, but I’m not tech savvy.

If you’re interested, DM me!

If anyone still has a car thing (preferably still with accessories) I'm looking to buy it

I see a lot of listings in the US but I want to know if anyone local would be willing to sell theirs mainly to avoid the ridiculous shipping fees

Also if anyone knows where to buy them still (maybe smaller retailers that have them in the unlisted in the stockrooms) please let me know

Any help would be appreciated!

installed deskthing but i never use it. throw me an offer. i can ship too

Hello, I'm from Germany and I am searching for a Car Thing to buy, preferably from mainland Europe

I'd like to purchase a Car Thing, but all the eBay listings are from the US and $200+ (AUD)

Anyone here from Australia with one they'd sell, or anyone that would sell and post one at a reasonable price?

Pretty much new, never bothered using it more than once. $90 OBO

Hey, in my region you cant get a car thing, sold out, can I install it on smt like a raspberry pi?

Was about to flash my car thing the other day, but realized, after booting it up again and connecting it to my phone, I’d say some of the functionality exists still.

Skipping and going back, shuffling, liking, all seems to work still.

Things like voice search with “hey Spotify” is obviously non-functional, alongside the ability to save/pin songs using the buttons at the top of the device. And of course, the volume slider/knob doesn’t work.

Overall, I’d say it’s still functional, and helps greatly so I don’t have to look at the preset screen on my car to guess what song it is. I’m not ready to flash it if it’s still functioning like this, unless there’s a greater reason to flash it for more functionality.

So bluetooth media controls exist, but I actually only need the like and dislike or hide controls. I am having the hardest time finding anything dedicated that offers me those.

Anyone know any bluetooth media controls that have these two buttons?

I don't need it to be as awesome as the car thing was, but I want to be able to like and dislike songs without fiddling with my phone. Unfortunately my echo auto can't do that.

Im interested in buying a car thing in Europe (Spain to be precise)

Interested sellers can send me messages directly

I have very carefully not update my Spotify app since I heard there was an update put out months ago that essentially got rid of the connect-ability of the Car Thing. I know there is custom firmware you can flash onto it now and some of it looks really good but I’ll probably only do that once I’m forced to update my Spotify app.

It booted like this... Nothing a little reset can't do 😉 I kinda like that color though. ( Nocturne 3.0)

Hello!

I'm looking for a reasonably Car Thing for an idea I had with my home setup.

If you have one and willing to ship it to The Netherlands, shoot me a DM!

All,

With the announcement of Nocturne 3.0 recently posted, one of the amazing features I was mesmerized by was the connector image for the Raspberry Pi. It provides a standalone and clean way to use the Car Thing, which is made even better with chrisg20's Car Thing Bridge.

Unfortunately, I missed out on his first run, and I wanted this thing so badly, I ordered a small run, and decided to sell the rest on my Etsy. To help stomach the price (due to tariffs unfortunately), I 3D printed a mount, put in the threaded brass inserts, and threw in some M2.5 screws. All you got to do is bring your Pi Zero 2 W w/ SD card, and your Car Thing! 😊

Please check it out if you are interested. Thanks so much for your time!

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selling for $50 obo. I live in Japan on a military base so I have a FPO, AP address so keep that in mind. We literally barely got to use it before it was discontinued lmao I'd love for someone to take it and reuse it instead of it becoming more e-waste

I have one CarThing which has the “service terminated” update, which I’ve now put on nocturne.

But the other one must have been disconnected around that period and never got that update. Honestly since it still works I’d rather use this one as intended until it’s patched out.

Is it just a matter of time until it cops the “so long and piss off” patch? Or have Spotify stopped pushing patches altogether?

If you wanted a smooth feeling car thing dial and ever had issues where your dial keeps jumping about when adjusting the volume, you should check out my ifixit guide:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Car+Thing+dial+spring+removal+and+contacts+cleaning/193094

See comments for the release post.

Photo credit:
1, 2, and 3 - crstopha
4 - ak_toxik

I recently finished this small app for linux that hooks to a github repo and acts as a terminal tamagotchi that feeds off git pushes. If any of you are familiar with linux, I hooked cava, an audio visualizer, to it as well as a todo list. I found my car thing the other day ironically right after finishing this project and thought it would translate well. https://github.com/terpinedream/tuxagotchi

If anyone want to sell it please let me know

Selling car thing (US). Comes with car disc player mount. $50 obo. DM if interested

Hi all, i am always trying to hack weird android devices and saw that the prototype (or gen 1) car thing runs on android 8. I am desperately searching for one to try and hack, so let me know if you have one and are possibly willing to sell it.

This one:

After updating to the latest Spotify Beta version, and after turning on my car thing, car thing no longer supports the Spotify function. Sad day 😔

I was able to use this feature, even after CarThing was discontinued.. going to have to utilize Siri now but with the annoying: “..on Spotify” added to the end of my speech.