F55/F56 Install a CD player in a 2015?
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I think a novel of that length would probably be on the order of 8 to 10 discs, although I'm not going to guarantee that because I don't usually compare the two. I do have one print edition of a book that's 575 pages, and the unabridged audiobook is 14 discs, 17 1/2 hours. (Great book, BTW--Five Days at Memorial, about alleged euthanasia during Hurricane Katrina.)
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6-disc changer does seem expensive (what BMW/MINI option isn't!) but I remember from an earlier thread on this issue you said you've got 100s of audio book CDs that you listen to, so it probably would be very useful for your needs. If I didn't live about 1000 miles away I'd definitely try to show you how to rip things from a CD to MP3 files to use the USB/Hard Drive that's built in
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I know what you mean. I was so angry when they stopped installing 8-track players in cars - and then they stopped installing cassette players!
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Looking forward to getting my car--with the DVD player; it was completed over 2 weeks ago, but still apparently hasn't caught a ride across the pond.
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I actually saw an ad recently for a car with a cassette player. Can't remember what it was--Porsche, I think (we're shopping for one), and it surprised me because it wasn't a very old car--90's vintage, as I recall.
Looking forward to getting my car--with the DVD player; it was completed over 2 weeks ago, but still apparently hasn't caught a ride across the pond.
Looking forward to getting my car--with the DVD player; it was completed over 2 weeks ago, but still apparently hasn't caught a ride across the pond.
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We ordered our car with the CD/DVD changer. This is my wife's car and she just wanted the convenience to stick the disc in and go. I offered to rip them but there is a benefit to having the CD player for her and it is a nice lossless way to listen to her music (we have the HK also). She tends to listen to a few new CDs at a time anyway. The car is en-route. I'm sure I'll play around with ripping music to the hard drive when we get the car.
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There's an entire generation of people who started with CDs and transitioned to mp3's. They "ripped" their purchased CD's to play on iPods (before iPhone) and they know the term well. There's a younger generation who might not know "ripping" because they never owned CDs. And there's an older generation who might not know the term because they simply stayed with CDs.
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I feel that a lot of times the sales adviser is not as informant with certain options based on what people have/ need and most importantly may not know.
That leads to a lot of unhappy people when they think they have something they don't. Especially after they have ordered and waited for the car!
That leads to a lot of unhappy people when they think they have something they don't. Especially after they have ordered and waited for the car!
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Why did you have to use a cord?
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By the way, this thread is pretty old, and dates back to 4 1/2 months before my car was actually delivered (it was one of those caught up in the EPA delay last fall). Time to update all you dinosaurs like me as to how well the car is working out. In short, fantastic!
I did reorder the car to incorporate the 6-disc DVD player. If you read page 1 of this thread, you'll note that I complained that the 2014 specs changed by the time 2015 came around, and the 6-disc CD player was no longer available. As it turned out, because the 2015s were held at the port for a couple of months, it didn't matter that I had to reorder--mine was delivered on the same truck as the "earlier" car was. I love the 6-disc DVD player! Yes, it takes up a pretty big hunk of the glove compartment, but there's enough room for the owner's manual that I'm okay with it. After all, I also have the secret compartment, the arm rest, and the door pockets to store stuff. I line up my audiobook discs about every 7 or 8 hours (that's about how long 6 discs will play), shove 'em all in, and I'm done fooling with it for a while. I have not had a CD or Mp3-CD audiobook fail to play, no matter what the recording date, so I'm happy.
I've got about 8700 miles on the new car, spread over a number of long trips and short errands, and I've probably listened to about 20 books so far, all free since I'm in the business.
I did reorder the car to incorporate the 6-disc DVD player. If you read page 1 of this thread, you'll note that I complained that the 2014 specs changed by the time 2015 came around, and the 6-disc CD player was no longer available. As it turned out, because the 2015s were held at the port for a couple of months, it didn't matter that I had to reorder--mine was delivered on the same truck as the "earlier" car was. I love the 6-disc DVD player! Yes, it takes up a pretty big hunk of the glove compartment, but there's enough room for the owner's manual that I'm okay with it. After all, I also have the secret compartment, the arm rest, and the door pockets to store stuff. I line up my audiobook discs about every 7 or 8 hours (that's about how long 6 discs will play), shove 'em all in, and I'm done fooling with it for a while. I have not had a CD or Mp3-CD audiobook fail to play, no matter what the recording date, so I'm happy.
I've got about 8700 miles on the new car, spread over a number of long trips and short errands, and I've probably listened to about 20 books so far, all free since I'm in the business.
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Actually it is $300 and includes a one year Sirius "All Access" package that sells for $199. I particularly enjoy the internet access to Sirius that comes with this package. My second favorite option on the car (here in New England heated seats are option #1).
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What headunit are you using? Do you have the base radio or the Visual Boost radio with the color screen?
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