Anyone got a cassette player ?

[Reggie-rock]

Almost forgotten cassettes ever existed but it seems many car manufactures continued to fit the units many years after they were just about obsolete.
The last car I owned which had one of these cassette devices was a 2004 Jag X Type.
I was wondering if any later cars have these fitted, and if anyone still uses music cassettes?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

My Dads 2004 W211 has one (audio 10?) Which I find amazing.

It still has the CD auto changer tho

 

[Peter T]

Not later than your X type but my '98 540i has the cassette player which is used regularly.

I have some of the BBC cassettes of Round the Horn which I listen to all the time.

My wife's '87 XR2 has the original radio/cassette player which she uses a lot.

 

[Reggie-rock]

Round The Horn, good choice. What happened to good radio comedy like that ?

 

[jamesfuller]

My E39 has a cassette player in the dash. X5's did until about 05 I think.
I have a lot of cassettes and a small collection of retro stereos and graphic equalizers. Cant explain why, i just like them! Ill post some pics at some point.

 

[BAZ-500SL]

My GTI mk1 has has the pull out cassette player lol so no one nicks it, retro style lol

 

[artyman]

My old Skoda Octavia had a cassette player as well as a 6 CD changer. My music collection now resides on a 32GB USB stick, so I'm spoilt for choice. The wonders of modern tech!

 

[219]

I still have two of the fantastic Sony XRC-900RDS cassette head units , and associated components , which have been swapped from car to car since buying them back in the 1980's , I also have one of the CDX-910 CD head units which I sometimes put in instead . While I don't use cassettes much these days , the systems are set up with twin 10 disc CD changers in the boot along with the DSP unit and power amplifiers .

 

[kianok]

The last car I had with one was and 02 BMW 320i.

It also had a 6 CD changer so it wasn't all bad!

 

[alzieboy]

Not later than your X type but my '98 540i has the cassette player which is used regularly.

I have some of the BBC cassettes of Round the Horn which I listen to all the time.

My wife's '87 XR2 has the original radio/cassette player which she uses a lot.

Wow ! I'm 67 now and I can remember sitting down for Sunday dinner with my late Mum & Dad listening to Round The Horn I can hear my Dad laughing now . That's made my day.

 

[daveenty]

Was going to put a cassette player in something a while ago, but someone told me that they were just a passing phase, so I'll stick with the 8 track.

Actually, my Jeep has a cassette player but I have no cassettes any more.

 

[davidsw]

Round The Horn, good choice. What happened to good radio comedy like that ?

They've all had their nadjers cordwangled .

 

[Peter T]

They've all had their nadjers cordwangled .

And their futtocks nadgered!

 

[boxbrownie]

Round The Horn, good choice. What happened to good radio comedy like that ?

They dug them all up and now air them all the time on Radio 4 Extra.......brilliant stuff.

My Lexus RX that we sold three weeks ago had a cassette player, a Nakamichi system of all things, sounded great.......but never used in anger.

 

[BAZ-500SL]

I'm sure I seen some retro looking radio/cassette players but with modern technology ie:Bluetooth, USB port, must saw it on eBay or somewhere

 

[abecketts]

Mrs abecketts Audi convertible has a cassette player and auto changer, still works very well.

A couple of days ago on the radio they were playing bow wow wow c30, c60, c90 go, would be lost on you youth of today.

 

[moonloops]

I'm not replacing my cars gramophone player for any of this high tech cassette nonsense!

 

[rifiki]

My 2001 Nissan Primera had tape and CD stacker but the radio was usless.

 

[219]

I'm not replacing my cars gramophone player for any of this high tech cassette nonsense!

I remember the old Philips car record players from the 60's - they played 45rpm singles !

 

[Mrhanky]

I had a 2005 x type which had one as well.