1 minute ago, PetrolDave said:

I think you would struggle to find any car except an old banger with a CD player - some don't even have "normal" USB sockets now (only USB-C).

My 2019 Superb has a CD player in the glove box part of the Columbus package........not that I've ever used it as I prefer to listen to Planet Rock on DAB.

53 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

My 2019 Superb has a CD player in the glove box part of the Columbus package........not that I've ever used it as I prefer to listen to Planet Rock on DAB.

 

It should also play music DVD's, I've got Claptons "Slowhand @ 70 Albert Hall Concert" in my ancient Columbus, not to watch the performance but to listen

to the whole concert rather than the cropped CD version.

 

I'm not a fan of radio music, I prefer to make-up my own compilations + selected albums & load then onto an SD card. 

7 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

I think you would struggle to find any car except an old banger with a CD player - some don't even have "normal" USB sockets now (only USB-C).

Would you consider a 3 or 4 year old Golf to be "an old banger"? 

Our Golfs can play original CD's, burnt at home MP3 CD's, SD cards & USB sticks. The posh one can also handle original & burnt DVD's + there's about 11 Gig of space on the hard drive.

 

Brand-new cars seem to rely on connecting to a device for music, just another sign of cost-cutting........

My BMW banger plays cd/dvds Well there is a slot for them, either that or its new Postal feature I hadn't realised existed? 

20 hours ago, Lady Elanore said:

My BMW banger plays cd/dvds Well there is a slot for them, either that or its new Postal feature I hadn't realised existed? 

 

Aye as does mine, and allegedly a 20Gb hard drive in there too. But I don't think I've ever put a CD into it.

 

58 minutes ago, Aspman said:

 

Aye as does mine, and allegedly a 20Gb hard drive in there too. But I don't think I've ever put a CD into it.

 

I have to use the slot, I don't own a posh 'phone.....

7 hours ago, old newbie2 said:

I have to use the slot, I don't own a posh 'phone.....

 I don't own a Smartphone either, never have, but I've put all my music onto a memory stick and use that. Works a treat.

51 minutes ago, mandp said:

 I don't own a Smartphone either, never have, but I've put all my music onto a memory stick and use that. Works a treat.

I/we use SD cards & USB memory sticks in our Golfs, but the Superb is too old for factory fitted USB sockets. 

I change my car's because I get bored usually. Average life of my car's is about 2 years. 

 

Last change was from a Superb II to my Jag XJ L. I had always wanted one and it came up at the right price (turns out it's because it's a bag of spanners!) 

 

I'm now moving into buying cheap cheap cars and turning them into projects. My current 2 cars (excluding the finance Jag) were bought for under £650 for both of them. Obviously they both have needed/need work but it's still better than monthly finance and I feel a sense of pride when I fix something myself. 

4 hours ago, Chris said:

I change my car's because I get bored usually. Average life of my car's is about 2 years. 

 

Last change was from a Superb II to my Jag XJ L. I had always wanted one and it came up at the right price (turns out it's because it's a bag of spanners!) 

 

I'm now moving into buying cheap cheap cars and turning them into projects. My current 2 cars (excluding the finance Jag) were bought for under £650 for both of them. Obviously they both have needed/need work but it's still better than monthly finance and I feel a sense of pride when I fix something myself. 

 

I/we used to change cars every 2/3 years, but I've owned my Superb 2 since February 2013 & I still can't find anything to replace it.

SWMBO drove it back home yesterday & enjoyed the drive enough to state that we should keep the old barge for a few more years, if only 'cos "it's fun to surprise other drivers". I had a test drive in a '69 plate Volvo S60 last week & 20 minutes later I was happy to give it back to the dealer.

At £27k it was a good price, & a nicely-made car but the "fun factor" is missing. 

 

As for cheap cars as projects, I do "get it" but I'm too old to want waste my last years rebuilding a car. Been there, done that, etc...