USB/iPod Connections in Your Car
I’m more than halfway through my 4-year lease of an ‘03 Jetta, and I’ve always planned on getting right back into a VW when the lease was over. So when I read this announcement that VW would be offering USB/iPod ports in their new models, I began counting the days until that lease was up! (For the record, 18 months remaining.) The announcement stated that Volkswagen would begin offering a stereo component that will let motorists plug in all kinds of mp3 players, iPods included, so that drivers could manage their tunes and podcasts on a dashboard display. The only downaide is that you have to choose whether you want the iPod connection or a USB connection - you don’t get both. This feature will be offered on the Golf, Golf Plus and Toureg models in December, and on remaining models (Jettas!) next year.
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I had an iPod connection put in our BMW for Greg’s Christmas present last year. It’s cool to be able to listen to the iPod in the car, but the interface (through the car’s stereo/CD controls) is decidedly lacking. There’s no good way to skip around; basically, you can steer forward and backward through each of a handful of playlists. It’s about time someone improved the navigability of the process!
As I noted in my post, I think it’s bigger than just stereos.
This is pretty cool, but my ‘05 New Jetta already has a 6-disc CD/MP3 player. So I’m already toting around over 4 GB of tunes as it is, which is plenty for me.
You’re gonna love the new Jetta. It took a while for the exterior to grow on me (I still kinda miss the boxy look), but the interior is fabulous and it drives very well, even better than my ‘01 Jetta.