Car Freaks & AV Freaks Combine!

[MYstIC G]

Clearly I'm having some sort of outreach day today. Getting my new motor next week. Couple of days before it's my birthday and I'm being moaned at for ideas. New motor (fiat panda) comes with shitty built in stereo. So I'm hoping the amount of car freaks and AV freaks we have here can assist with finding me a better option.

Needs to have iPod/iPhone support
The panda will have a built in phone kit so it'd need to not fuck that up

Any suggestions? Then I can say to people "one of those plox" and get a double win of having a better stereo and not being moaned at.

 

[Trem]

First you will need one of these

Then may I suggest something that plays dvd purely because you can then fill a dvd up with music for weeks of music playing joy without pissing about all the time. I personally like JVC stereos for my cars and for not a bad price I would go for this but if you want to go a bit fancier this would be my choice. Avoid anything that is touch screen, it just doesn't work for in a car, I like buttons that I don't have to look at to change things. Looking at that last stereo it may be some sort of touch screen but hopefully it comes with a steering wheel control but it does sound sexy how the control buttons appear as you move your finger towards them.

 

[MYstIC G]

Ta luv. I've ordered a brocure from JVC as I really don't understand half of the terms (having never bothered with anything like this before). I assume DIN is the size of the units?

 

[Trem]

Ta luv. I've ordered a brocure from JVC as I really don't understand half of the terms (having never bothered with anything like this before). I assume DIN is the size of the units?

Yeah single DIN is your normal sized unit and double DIN is....erm......double that size.

 

[Jupitus]

Ta luv. I've ordered a brocure from JVC as I really don't understand half of the terms (having never bothered with anything like this before). I assume DIN is the size of the units?

Nah - DIN is the noise it makes, innit!

 

[throdgrain]

I have a JVC stereo in my Jeep, it has a plug that you just plug in your ipod, set it on shuffle and play everything without repeating. Splendid

 

[MYstIC G]

That's the sort of shit I'm after throd. The car already has bluetooth phone kit with steering controls so I'm not bothered about any of that. The second one trem pointed out looks quite funky and I like the sound of the "just blacks out" panel.

 

[Trem]

Both of the stereos I posted have a front USB port for iPod or similar, I use a memory stick in mine which is excellent.

I can only comment on JVC though as its what I like and what I stick to, I have had Kenwood before and I thought it was AIDS ridden and I hated the Sony one I had.

 

[MYstIC G]

Got a sony unit in the current panda, doesn't get a lot of use in reality but does the job.

With the certainty of knowing what DIN meant, I did a bit more searching and it appears that the panda can accommodate Double DIN. Any of you guys have any experience with stereos that have sat nav? I'm used to tom tom but it might be worth a punt for me because I find having the satnav stalk being in my view really annoying when driving.

 

[dysfunction]

Word of warning: This is regarded as a "modification" to your car. Make sure you let your car insurance company know in case someone steals your new car stereo as they can quite easily worm their way out of having to pay you!

 

[Trem]

Got a sony unit in the current panda, doesn't get a lot of use in reality but does the job.

With the certainty of knowing what DIN meant, I did a bit more searching and it appears that the panda can accommodate Double DIN. Any of you guys have any experience with stereos that have sat nav? I'm used to tom tom but it might be worth a punt for me because I find having the satnav stalk being in my view really annoying when driving.

I had it in my Volvo within a double din unit but I still used my TomTom, I found the TT easier to use and it meant I could mess with what stuff was being played on the stereo without leaving the sat nav screen.

 

[Ch3tan]

Why not pop down to Halfords and get them to advise you on this? I believe they do free fitting as well.

 

[Chilly]

panda, lol

 

[Ch3tan]

He hasn't told you the best bit about it yet Chilly

 

[MYstIC G]

Because I've been to halfords and the two people I've spoken two were about as helpful as a boat with holes in the hull.

 

[Trem]

Because I've been to halfords and the two people I've spoken two were about as helpful as a boat with holes in the hull.

Why listen to Halfrauds when you can listen to Trem?

Now about the Panda, what colour is it?

 

[MYstIC G]

Samba Orange

 

[Trem]

Samba Orange

Now who is whose bitch?

Ain't nobody being your bitch with a satsuma on wheels

 

[MYstIC G]

Meh, it'd have been in black if I could have forked out for the 100HP version.

Who needs bitches now you've confessed to our relationship anyway?

 

[Jupitus]

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[MYstIC G]

Want

 

[Trem]

Want

Would your car be able to take the weight of that though?

I wonder if you run someone over they will sit up and say "I've been Tango'd"?

 

[JBP|]

I had to replace my car a few months back after my old car got written off and had to leave a rather nice stereo in it

After much thought i decided to get myself one of these...
Belkin TuneBase II FM Transmitter for iPod - Apple Store (U.K.)
It does a great job, takes any ipod and more importantly i never have to give it away should anything happen to my current car

 

[JingleBells]

Well, at least with a new stereo you'll double the value of the motor

 

[Dark Orb Choir]

tbh what 1337n3ss meg had before is now completely gone down the pan, a fucking Fiat Panda.......................


when you turn the ignition does it start the engine and go "fail fail fail fail fail" then it stalls

 

[MYstIC G]

I wonder if you run someone over they will sit up and say "I've been Tango'd"?

Best case scenario they'd get "I've been Tan..." before I reversed over them to finish the job

 

[Trem]

To be quite honest here, I do like the Panda's, I love the 500's more though. If I lived in London I am quite bloody sure I would have one of those 2. I bet the Panda is awesome in the snow.

You are still an orange car driving homo though

 

[Jupitus]

I don't think Meg liked his title being 'Panda Driver.Haha!'

 

[MYstIC G]

My current Panda was fine in the hench snow we had not too long ago, though I'm of the opinion with snow that it's all about how you drive. I had major lols at people who tried to go up Spa Hill (the local stupidly steep hill) only to end up sliding back down into the next prat that was trying to "power his way up".

Given the choice of similar sized motors it's a Yaris (birds car), Clio (birds car unless you get the sport) or the Panda. I wish Fiat would back port the 500's features into the Panda though as Blue & Me is quite impressive and the 500 is also a birds car.

 

[MYstIC G]

I don't think Meg liked his title being 'Panda Driver.Haha!'

I didn't mind that, you just ruined my miserable santa thing. If you wanna stick it back on the end, then thats fine