Car Stereo?

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Was just interested to know how many of you applied the same high standard of listening you maintain in your house to your car as well. I know im pretty picky about my car speakers and luckily the car I own at the moment has a fantastic set up. (Pretty sure it Bose but will have to check)

 

Anyway I just read that B&W speakers are a standard in the newest top end Jaguars so it clearly isn't just me that thinks this way.

Opinions?

 

 

[Andrew Everard]

Dynaudio for VW

Bose or B&O for Audi

B&O for Aston Martin

Mark Levinson for Lexus

Naim for Bentley

Bose for all sorts of companies from Hummer to Ferrarri

Mercedes does its own in association with Harman/Becker

 

[chebby]

Valve radio for Morgan?

 

[Andrew Everard]

chebby:Valve radio for Morgan?

I don't think they actually have radios...

 

[The_Lhc]

I noticed the Saab had Pioneer speakers, just a shame they're so rubbish...

 

[Anonymous]

mine has a citroen hifi system;P

 

[Andrew Everard]

clivej:mine has a citroen hifi system;P

Which probably means it's a Blaupunkt, Philips/VDO or possibly a Clarion.

 

[Big Chris]

I'm going for a test drive of one of these on Saturday....

...It's got a 9 speaker Bose system in it, so might take a CD or two to test it out.

Biggest problem is gonna be convincing the Wife that spending £16k we haven't got, on a car we don't need, is the smart thing to do! Wish me luck!

 

[Anonymous]

Good luck with that one then! lol. Let us know how it sounds.

 

[John Duncan]

Big Chris:
I'm going for a test drive of one of these on Saturday....

...It's got a 9 speaker Bose system in it, so might take a CD or two to test it out.

Biggest problem is gonna be convincing the Wife that spending £16k we haven't got, on a car we don't need, is the smart thing to do! Wish me luck!

See, I really like that - have they done the seven-seater yet?

 

[Andrew Everard]

From what I can see reading around the seven-seater, paradoxically called the CX-9, isn't coming to the UK.

Coincidentally, I've been looking at these, too - there seem to be some hefty discounts at the mo, not to mention some good deals on preregistered ones (£16k for a 58 with 1 mile on the clock, against £24k-ish list) and what I can only assume are ex-demonstrators. Most of which are a not too clever copper red, it seems.

Must be the cumulative effect of hefty fuel consumption, high VED band, the impending arrival of an oil-burning version and the uglified facelift version just announced at Geneva.

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew Everard:
Dynaudio for VW

Bose or B&O for Audi

B&O for Aston Martin

Mark Levinson for Lexus

Naim for Bentley

Bose for all sorts of companies from Hummer to Ferrarri

Mercedes does its own in association with Harman/Becker

Beat me to it

Also Harman Kardon in the pre facelifted mini's (now simply branded "HiFi") I have this system and its passable - much better than standard (worth the £350 upgrade).
I think BMW brand there high end system Logic 7.
I suspect both systems are still HK or more likely infinity sourced (same group).

Interestingly (or not!) the Sony Head units in recent Fords are made by Visteon and the logo is licensed!

I always wondered if the reason B&W went back to Bowers and Wilkins was because they intended to start selling to Automotive customers and didnt want to be confused with BMW

 

[John Duncan]

Sadly, my MiL reckons I should get this....

 

[Andy Clough]

John, that's your new company car, didn't they tell you?

 

[John Duncan]

Andy Clough:John, that's your new company car, didn't they tell you?

They said the Evo!

 

[Andy Clough]

More like a five-year-old, clapped out Ford Fiesta previously used by a member of the sales team, methinks.

Or in my case, a bicycle.

 

[JoelSim]

Andrew Everard:
From what I can see reading around the seven-seater, paradoxically called the CX-9, isn't coming to the UK.

Coincidentally, I've been looking at these, too - there seem to be some hefty discounts at the mo, not to mention some good deals on preregistered ones (£16k for a 58 with 1 mile on the clock, against £24k-ish list) and what I can only assume are ex-demonstrators. Most of which are a not too clever copper red, it seems.

Must be the cumulative effect of hefty fuel consumption, high VED band, the impending arrival of an oil-burning version and the uglified facelift version just announced at Geneva.

Erm and the main thing...

the economy and lack of loans available peut-etre?

If you want a motor then now is the time to buy

ÿ

 

[JoelSim]

I have to say there are an awful lot of ugly cars around these days, carbon copies of Japanese rubbish. Shame on the car industry for creating nothing.

At least electric, funny little things, have a purpose.

ÿ

 

[Big Chris]

Andrew Everard:
From what I can see reading around the seven-seater, paradoxically called the CX-9, isn't coming to the UK.

Coincidentally, I've been looking at these, too - there seem to be some hefty discounts at the mo, not to mention some good deals on preregistered ones (£16k for a 58 with 1 mile on the clock, against £24k-ish list) and what I can only assume are ex-demonstrators. Most of which are a not too clever copper red, it seems.

Must be the cumulative effect of hefty fuel consumption, high VED band, the impending arrival of an oil-burning version and the uglified facelift version just announced at Geneva.

'Sfunny. The dealer near me has a black one and a copper red one, and I actually preferred the red one. The black one looks a bit like it's trying too hard. I think the red one looks more unassuming. Silver is so passe now so that's out. The blue is nice.

Also, I've found the lighter interior preferable over the black interior. Too much black/grey going on otherwise.

The discounts are great though. The copper red one I like is a pre-registered 08 plate with 100 miles on the clock, £16k.

The tax thing doesn't worry me too much, and the MPGs are probably gonna be better than my current car, a 52 plate Ford Maverick 3.0 V6 with 4 speed auto.

258bhp is just the icing on an already pretty tasty cake!

 

[Andrew Everard]

JoelSim:Erm and the main thing...
the economy and lack of loans available peut-etre?

If you want a motor then now is the time to buy

Peut-etre - but then you'd expect to be the same level of discounting on everything.

Maybe it's just that the Mazda dealers are being upfront about the deals, but I've found some dealers for other brands refusing to - ummm - deal. One even quoted the falling value of the pound and the strength of the yen as reasons for not being able to drop prices any more.

That was on an 08 demonstrator of a discontinued model with about 1000 miles on the clock which it's been advertising for at least six months.

 

[Andrew Everard]

JohnDuncan:They said the Evo!

No, they said 'After three months we'll decide whether or not to to give you the heave-ho'.

It's easy to mishear in the excitement of the moment.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Big Chris:258bhp is just the icing on an already pretty tasty cake!

Indeed. And points taken on the choice of colours - will have to have another look.

 

[d_a_n1979]

JoelSim:If you want a motor then now is the time to buy
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I agree with that

We went looking at BMW 1 Series last week for my other half; she's ended up going for the BMW 130 MSport of all cars due to the spec and upgraded that were thrown in; we managed to get it for the same prices as the 120d!

Just have to wait 5 weeks now for it to be finished and land over here!

 

[Anonymous]

LOL i've no idea what it is Andrew. I was just being feciecious (is that spelt correctly? LOL).
Reckon it needs a set of peugot powerline interconnects though.;P

 

[Andrew Everard]

d_a_n1979:
I agree with that

We went looking at BMW 1 Series last week...

So now you dream of B&W Nautilus, and she dreams of BMW MSport...