Thread: Will be Retro

As long as they're not going to ditch AM for Digital radio! 5 k out of town and you can't get a signal.
Come to think of it, that'd be a great way to figure out whether it's old school, or yuppy-centric.

Originally Posted by donh54

As long as they're not going to ditch AM for Digital radio! 5 k out of town and you can't get a signal.
Come to think of it, that'd be a great way to figure out whether it's old school, or yuppy-centric.

That's were spotify comes in on android auto or apple carplay, no dropouts.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

That's were spotify comes in on android auto or apple carplay, no dropouts.

Funny you should mention Spotify.I priced a new head unit with Spotify this very morning. Hip, I am.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Please don't post any more pictures of this thing in camo drag,
Im so sick of seeing these, Im glad the other thread got closed.
The lead up to the release of this is embarrassing and turning me away from the brand.

Now I actually don't mind when people call my '73 Series 3 Lightweight a Jeep.

I'm with you GB, after something like two years of this conjecture, (it may help if others read what conjecture means) , another month of camo picture flooding will be just enough to overfill the bucket.

Originally Posted by plusnq

None of that new fangled stuff. Bring back the 8 track and a AM radio. It’s all a real man needs

there are some very good 'new fangled' systems out there now. Niel Young's PONO is one but it doesnt appear to have been publicly accepted...possibly because he wouldn't let any of the majors such as Sony get near it.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Funny you should mention Spotify.I priced a new head unit with Spotify this very morning. Hip, I am.

My advice get something with android auto/apple car play, got that in the Rangie, its a game changer completely modernizes the infotainment in just about any older car. Basically leave the phone in the centre console on charge. Use your voice or the screen of head unit to control.

Im running Android Auto and it just got better.

Android Auto Gets First Major Upgrade in Five Years - Thurrott.com

I believe all JLR cars can be had with Apple Car Play & Android Auto so guessing the new defender will be no different.

Don't like any of this newfangled infotainment stuff, GPS with topo maps is all I need, .... if I get lost I can retrace my route, thats actually come in handy once. Never played music whilst driving , never will, I like to keep one ear open for noises under or outside the vehicle.

However this Retro head unit for $30 on eBay caught my attention . Might get one for the '49 Dodge . oops no AM .

Bluetooth Retro Car Radio MP3 Player Stereo USB AUX Classic Car Stereo Audio AU | eBay

I have a old iPod loaded with about 60 gigs of music I plug in because it doesn't have Bluetooth. The battery is dying but it doesn't matter because it runs off the vehicle power. Just need a USB jack. But it would be nice to have Spotify. Haven't used Android Auto so that's interesting.