Do you listen to music in the car?

I have a friend that has an 87? Ford Taurus DX...or something like that. He bought it for $1000 from an old lady that only used it to go grocery shopping and very few other place. So it's in very good condition: barely any rust on the outside, and the inside is immaculate. It even has the stock radio/cassette tape deck.

He's thinking of selling it (to me) and when I do get it....I might have to break out my cassette adapter (that fake cassette that had a mini stereo jack line) and connect it to my portable player to rock music to.

Around here...the only music you hear blaring is...well lets just say that I NEVER hear any country, jazz, classical, soft rock (like Hall/Oates, Eagles, etc.) or even techno. It's either always R&B/Rap or Arena rock (Lynard, Reo).
 
I do listen to light Mozart - so I can hear honks. It keeps the ride short, and puts me in a good mood - with the windows open to let the fresh air in - hehe.

Another AK member posted that loud listening is correlated with more accidents, so we should keep the vol. down.
 
Top down on the Miata, blasting Bad Company. I don't listen to music at insane levels, my ears are sensitive to distortion :)
 
Yes, on long highway trips. My iPod is integrated into my car system. Relieves boredom. Around town on short tips is sports talk radio on the AM.
 
Commute soundtrack...
WABE - NPR news
WCLK - Clark University for jazz n blues
WRAS - Georgia State University for rock

Road trip soundtrack...
iPod line out into an Alpine head unit.

Nothing played loud enough to damage hearing... Well, maybe if I happen to be driving when Reelin' in the Years show is on WRAS. Can't help but crank Fleetwood Mac doing Black Magic Woman! :yes:
 
It depends on the day, time of day, and passengers(or not), for me. It's always secondary to the driving, obviously.
When I had a 40-ish minute commute I loved being able to listen to a whole album. I'll also play CBC, or a local independent FM station(depending on the program), or a local "modern" rock station, or the sports station, or a mix disc, or one of my kid's discs.
I love having a decent system in my truck. We were down to a single vehicle here for a few months, and the stock system in my wife's car is horrible. I was quite happy to be back to a better system.
 
When I buy a new car, I start it in the parking lot, turn on the radio, set the presets, and drive off. I never touch the on/off switch again. If the car is on, the radio is on.

Only music, never talk. :no:
 
Mostly MP3 files of old-time radio programs: Sherlock Holmes, The Fat Man, Quiz Kids, Duffy's Tavern, many others. I also enjoy sports-talk radio and sports events, when I can tune them in.
 
In my wife's car (Jag XJ6) - you betcha :), because it sound so nice and is nearly library silent.

In my Saab, not go much, because as stated about the Beemer earlier, the road noise overwhelms a significant part of signal :(

I need to wear out these Michelin Primacy's and get some Goodyear Comfort-Airs (I'm not going to race this 4-door) so I can hear myself think. Then maybe back to tunes.

On long trips, it's my ear buds and Sony digital Walkman :music:
 
onepixel said:
All the time. I find most of all my new music on a college radio station that plays a huge variety of genres.
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Ooooh, what station is that? I pretty much have the radio set to KQED (NPR) if I listen to it on my commute (approx 2hrs/day).

Mainly I listen to podcasts - Post-Rock, Paper, Scissors being my favorite until it stopped. Now it's a mixture of NPR's All Songs Considered, Alec Baldwin's Here's The Thing, KEXP Live sessions and maybe some Headphone Commute make up the bulk of it.

Lately I've been lucky and a friend from back in the UK has been sending me rips of BBc 6music's Freakzone shows.
 
In general, around town, in my commuter cars, I listen mostly to NPR news, and music mix. CDs on longer trips, unless it's in the Lotus, then usually nothing but the sound of the engine & my own thoughts.
 
Always! Can't drive without Joe FM :D They play all the classics.
I live out of the town center so not much traffic here but when im going to the big cities like Antwerp of Bruxelles im not listening to the radio, way too busy roads.
 
I spend 2 hrs a day commuting, mostly long boring highway stretches so it's a good opportunity to listen to some music. Sometimes it's CDs or MP3 on a flash but mostly music on the radio.

We have a few decent stations here but CBC Radio 2 is great lately, especially around my drive-time. Maybe I've just lucked into a station with a playlist close to what I want to hear but I'm finding it great for variety and discovering new music.
 
Billfort said:
I spend 2 hrs a day commuting, mostly long boring highway stretches so it's a good opportunity to listen to some music. Sometimes it's CDs or MP3 on a flash but mostly music on the radio.

We have a few decent stations here but CBC Radio 2 is great lately, especially around my drive-time. Maybe I've just lucked into a station with a playlist close to what I want to hear but I'm finding it great for variety and discovering new music.
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Same here, 2 hour ( round trip) highway commute. I invested in modest stereo in my Civic : new head unit, infinity speakers, small under seat sub, no separate amp for mains or big bass boomers though. Mostly I pick an album off the iPod at the start and play it straight through. Works just about right most times. One key to avoiding distractions: steering wheel controls.


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Only sports talk radio. Riding in a ragtop roadster is not conducive to good audio.

On long trips, I wear earplugs. At 80 mph, and the engine turning almost 4000 rpm, it gets loud. This is a stock car, with stock exhaust.

Gin, motorcycles, coffee, and a M1911A1.
 
Yes. 5 amped channels incl. sub woofer. (Sealed not ported...)

No music in the car is like a cheeseburger without bacon.
 
Just about always. I start with NPR & AM news for traffic the first 5-10 min or so. Then click on the ipod and crank my tunes. I commute 70 miles a day round trip.
After my crazy work days, my music is my escape while driving home and I sort of just get into a focused zone. Makes the ride go much quicker. My Passat has the Monsoon sound system. It cranks!
 
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