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14-09-2010, 05:37 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: MX-5
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|  How important is it to have music in your car?
For me it's as essential as remembering my phone & wallet, I've almost made myself late on occasions just because I've not got any music prepared for the car, I'm that bad!  
I suppose if I had a glorious V8 or a mental 9800 rpm V10 (a la LFA) then I might be able to live without my tunes!
So what about you? 
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14-09-2010, 05:44 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
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|  Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
I don't bother much to be honest. Radio 4 seems to keep me occupied if anything. | |
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14-09-2010, 06:36 PM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Tunes are a must for me. | |
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14-09-2010, 09:03 PM
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| | Administrator TC Founder Car: A4 2.0T Fsi Quattro
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
I didn't notice until I was in a car where the radio didn't work and I hated it. It only took a few days for me before I got a new radio.
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15-09-2010, 11:45 AM
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
unless ive got good company in the car music is a must
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15-09-2010, 01:00 PM
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| | Very Senior Member The Torque Meister Car: '51' mondeo tddi
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
music is a must for any vehicle lol | |
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15-09-2010, 07:17 PM
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
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Originally Posted by geraint13  music is a must for any vehicle lol | Yet I think it isn't. Then again, if my car hifi packed up I'd get it fixed immediately. So there you go. You're clearly correct. | |
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15-09-2010, 08:35 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: MX-5
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
I've had portable stereos on the passenger seat in the past, just so I got some tunes! | |
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15-09-2010, 08:43 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
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Originally Posted by Loz
I've had portable stereos on the passenger seat in the past, just so I got some tunes! | Must've been a punchy one - Somehow I imagine that the Talon R's general designed philosophy is based around 'go' rather than being the noise abatement society's best buddy. | |
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15-09-2010, 09:07 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: MX-5
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Ha ha! No it wasn't the in Talon, it was in a ancient Nova I bought when I just started my current job. I wasn't going to get paid for nearly two months & I needed some cheap transport, a mate who works at a dealership took the car in as a part ex. It had 12months MOT & tax but no stereo I bought it for a £1.
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15-09-2010, 09:20 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
That's got to go down as an all time bargain | |
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15-09-2010, 11:05 PM
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| | Loyal Member Power tuner Car: corsavxracing
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Music is a MUST for any vehicle I drive.It's got to be soul,jazz,motown or anything "old skool". | |
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16-09-2010, 09:48 AM
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| | Very Senior Member The Torque Meister Car: '51' mondeo tddi
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
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Originally Posted by Loz
I've had portable stereos on the passenger seat in the past, just so I got some tunes! | ive done this pmsl. imy very first car was a fiesta with no bit in the centre consul for a radio. went thru some batteries i can tell you.
my mate wrote off his xr2 then, new dash please lol.
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20-09-2010, 12:59 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: 306 2.1TD
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Always have my tunes on, bit of Metallica, Disturbed or AC/DC
But if I had something that sounded rather nice like a TVR I would just through the radio away
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20-09-2010, 09:14 AM
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Specially when stuck on heavy traffic.... | |
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20-09-2010, 09:36 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: 306 2.1TD
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Yeah,
Problem is though, different music can change your driving style, like when I'm listening to all my heavy metal it makes more no edge and I want to drive faster,
Whereas if I put some Andy Mckee on (he's a great musician I would advise anyone to search for him on youtube and listen to his work) I tend to be more relaxed | |
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20-09-2010, 11:47 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
The audio setup in my E39 (which was, as I've previously stated, an emergency purchase) is not really up to playing music to my liking.
It's loud enough in a weedy kind of a way, and it's adjustable enough to be usable, but it does not play music to me in the way I like music to be played to me. It just reproduces sounds really.
Wife has a bunch of CDs in the boot mounted changer and she's happy with it totally.
So I just dial in 93.9 MHz and use BBC Radio 4 to accompany me on solitary journeys. | |
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20-09-2010, 11:51 PM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Can't complain about the stereo in the Focus. It's nothing special by any means but for a standard setup it is very good indeed.
Crisp clear sounds and it's pretty loud too.
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21-09-2010, 12:08 AM
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
i have music on sometimes but on a nice day i like to have the window open and listen to the exhaust and engine. | |
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21-09-2010, 12:48 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: 306 2.1TD
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Yeah my stereo isn't quite to my liking at the moment, don't know weather to seek professional help on this one and I don't have th luxury of testing loads of audio equipment | |
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21-09-2010, 01:27 AM
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| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: 94' caviler
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
i don't really listen to music while im driving but if im a passenger ill JAM-OUT!!!!
haha | |
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21-09-2010, 01:28 AM
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
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Originally Posted by larry i don't really listen to music while im driving but if im a passenger ill JAM-OUT!!!!
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27-12-2010, 11:01 AM
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| | Junior Member Wrench Kid Car: 1994 Toyota MR2
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Tunes are a must, my cd player doesn't work properly but have a tape player so dug out all my old tapes found some wkd stuff. Silverchair - Frogstomp and Lit - A place in the sun on one tape excellent music. | |
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27-12-2010, 09:36 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque master
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
When I imported the car it had a professional ice install including seperate amp etc but I hardly ever listen to it.
Prefer the sound of a straight six through the 4 inch exhaust especially when the turbos kick in. | |
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27-12-2010, 09:42 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: 306 2.1TD
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| Re: How important is it to have music in your car?
Yeah I read the article about your car,
It's a frigging beast...... | |
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