Anonymous wrote:My Subaru has a cd player. The guy told me they know their audience.

Do the newer models have them? That’s so funny… the car I am planning to trade in is indeed a Subaru.

My Subaru has a cd player. The guy told me they know their audience.

Anonymous wrote:You are old. What I did was "rip' the CDs to a USB stick as my car will take one of those. I leave it in my car.

I do this as well if I really want to use my old CDs but I tell no one, for obvious reasons

My car is so old it has both a CD and a cassette tape player! The kids think it’s neat.

Just get what car you want and then have an aftermarket head installed:

https://www.crutchfield.com/g_300/All-Car-Stereos.html?tp=5684&fa=1&o=p&pg=2#&nvpair=AG_Type|ffCD


Make sure it also will play files via usb, specifically FLAC format, which is lossless and rip your cds to that and play those; or make sure the stereo that comes w/ the car plays FLAC.

See also:

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-rip-your-cds-to-flac

Amazon has CD players that plug into the car USB port. Probably easier to just rip the CDs to a USB directly. It's not hard.

Hate streaming. I want to listen to my stuff. Nothing more nothing less.

Me too!! My 2013 suburu has one but a broken cd got stuck in it. I bought a portable cd player that I can connect to blue tooth but I rarely use it. So bummed!!

The 2024 Subaru Outback Touring comes with a standard built-in CD player

I am almost 70 and was recently excited to find this phone holder that slides into the CD player on my car which I haven't used in many years. I listen to all my music on Spotify which doesn't cost me anything since I'm on my adult son's family plan. I love my playlists and being able to listen to podcasts and audio books on my phone which is in a fantastic location for being able to see it and touch it thanks to the CD player!

Anonymous wrote:You are old. What I did was "rip' the CDs to a USB stick as my car will take one of those. I leave it in my car.

+1, this is what I do too

Im 51 OP and bought a 2018 Honda crv in 2019. No CD player, I was devastated as well. I actually got the manual out to be sure I wasn’t just missing it. Nope.
I’m with you 100%.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you?

40

I'm 65 and I use streaming. Donate all your CDs, or throw them out. Invest 10 bucks a month to Spotify. I love it so much, it's the best $$ I spend every month. Music, podcasts, anything I want.

50 year old here, and I am full on streaming. My sister has a CD player in her car, and a CD got stuck in it while trying to eject, so device was stuck ON even when the car was off and was killing her battery. A mechnical player like that is fraught with problems.

If you like music, there are a ton of streaming NPR stations for classical, country, jazz, alternative and spotify has a free option which has some ads.

But if you are buying a new luxury car, I assume the $11 month for spotify won't be a hardship...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you?

40

I'm 65 and I use streaming. Donate all your CDs, or throw them out. Invest 10 bucks a month to Spotify. I love it so much, it's the best $$ I spend every month. Music, podcasts, anything I want.

Not sure if you consider this luxury but I bought a new Lexus GX last year, and it has a CD player. Sound is great and I got to dig out my old CDs

Same here. And my kids love CDs, listen to stories on CDs, etc. Lexus kept a CD player in their GX SUV until 2023. We bought a 2017 GX last year, and although the CD player didn't figure into it, we really are delighted that it is there and use it all the time.