To iPod or not to iPod??

[phaeton]

Welcome to VWwA DFRDB4ME & chylld

[mikinoz]

No one ever asks the question 'to Zune or not to Zune'?

iPod FTW...

[DFRDB4ME]

6 Mths WHTF???
Was it worth it?

[turboveedubb]

Not sure if Neil's actually gotten his car yet.

Think it's arriving December and by the looks of it, our Jettas might be on the same boat from Mexico!

Volkswagen really needs to do something about timely supplies, I know good things come to those who wait... but 4 ~ 6 months.. a man can only take so much hahaha

[DFRDB4ME]

I thought it was because of the WA factor... we always have to wait awhile over here.... good to see I'm not alone. As you say man can not live on bread alone....

[THE KOP]

VW are including the iPod adapter with purchases at the moment. See if you can get one that way. I know you decided not to get one but hey... it's free.

Where did you see this ?

[LookOut]

I've seen that in newspaper advertisments over the last couple of weeks. iProtection or some such.

[burtybear]

Have got an OEM one myself......love my music, so it was a must have, however.....

.....sound quality is actually very good, but functionality is basoulutely hopeless. Certainly not as good as the OEM BMW or Merc ones.

* You cannot control the iPod itself once connect, unit is locked out and only the head unit control works
* There is no display whatsoever on the head unit from the iPod: no track name, artist, title...nothing (kinda defeats the purpose of having all your music with you if you cannot find it)
* you must know what you want to listen to before you leave the house, as you can only select between the pre-defined playlists
* If you wish to listen to a specific track or artist once away from your PC (on the road), you must disconnect the unit, scroll to that artist, select them, plug the unit back in....damn hard if you are the only one in the car
* It can be very laggy when moving between tracks

It is however, neat, secure and great sounding. So the choice is yours!!!

Cheers mate, I was thinking about springing $300 for my dealer to fit one. Now I'll spend $50 and get my playlists burnt onto CD, as I used to do in the dark ages