I know this is a little early to ask, seeing that the satellite radio only became standard for 03s, but does anyone have one yet? Just curious to see what the impression is. Also, I'm definately not "audio knowledgable" in the land of car stereos, does anyone have any recommondations for stereo and speaker upgrades without going crazy?

 

Keep this in mind in regards to satellite radio... the 03 will be Sirius supported. Do a search for Sirius on the net and you will see they are close to bankruptcy and already auto makers are trying to get out of their deals with them and go over to XM radio. You will also notice that you will find the top companies (Alpine and Sony for example) support XM while some of the cheaper brands support Sirius.

Personally, I have XM radio and find it amazing. FM/AM is no comparison at all.

 

I too have XM...I have it in 4 of my cars. The tuner for the MINI is located just in front of the gear shift in the empty space just over the cigarette lighter. They built a pretty sharp piece to install the tuner into. The XM antenna, which is the TERK trunk/roof mount, is located on the inside of the car in the front of the dash way up next to the windshield. I love XM and you're correct about Sirius' financial problems..although XM is having their troubles too, it will probably be the only one around next year. Nonethless, while it is available, I will continue to listen to commercial free radio.