It’s not engine related, engine is already hot. For me when max defrost is turned on cold air starts pumping in by my feet it gets darn cold down there.
No text messages for sure as Apple has the iMessage layer integrated with text messaging and the API isn't accessible by 3rd parties (Ford). iOS Mail isn't natively available in car play so definitely not via Sync.
I don't think I would rip mine again in todays age of streaming. If you want CD quality I would consider a dedicated apple device plugged into USB doing lossless carplay. I'm not sure if Android Auto also needs to be plugged in to get lossless audio to the head unit, but the same probably...
You won't be able to plug a CD drive into a USB port on the truck as the head unit will have no way of knowing what it is or how to use it.
Lossless versions of your CDs ripped to a USB key is the equivalent to CD quality and honestly will be 10 times more convenient than carrying around a...