I wonder if this will be an option for MINI owners?
http://www.alpine-usa.com/driveyouripod/

 

To hook up to the MINI headunit itself, i doubt it. The Ipod adapter here needs Alpine's AI-Net interface to work, which the MINI stereo doesn't have.

I was nearly 100% ready to get the Pioneer AVIC NC1 until I read about this though....

anybody know if Alpine makes a Navigation system headunit as nice as the Pioneer for anywhere near the price?

 

I spoke to two different installers yesterday to find out if the Alpine unit (scheduled to be available at the end of September) would work with my current head unit (Non-HK) and they said definitely not! Too bad, it looked like the way to go...