Hi, how's everyone doing, name's John, and I've been looking into buying a 2003-06 Jag XKR Convertible (I am in LOVE with the looks of this car!), and have been doing a bit of reading, and searching on it. I hope to have one within this or next year depending on how the budget pans out.

Anyways just a quick question, how does the stock Alpine changer handle cd-r's, as I'm a music fanatic and can handle not having it read mp3's, but I cannot handle it not being able to read burnt cd's as most cd's I've found contain too much crap surrounding the good music in a normal cd. (This isn't a make or break, but I'm just trying to get a budget of what I'll be spending on a stereo if I need to change this out right off the bat).

Keep in mind I'll probably be getting a car with the factory nav screen that doubles as a clock, seeing as that seems to be the majority that are for sale in the 03-06 range.

 

Also, does anyone else agree with me when I say, I love the look of the new XJ-series Jaguars, but if they styled it more along the lines of the New Bertone B99 concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/berto...easer/#3896140), I would love it even more?

 

Welcome to the Forum, Soul76. This will be a great place to do your research. As a data point for you, I have a 2006 XK8 and have had absolutely NO trouble playing my homemade CDs on the factory unit. I would prefer that it handled more than just 6 discs, but that's not really a big deal.

Cheers,

 

Welcome to the forum John,

You'll find plenty of advice in the forums to help in your search, I think the CD should be ok, but it is one of those things that can vary in practice.

 

CDR's should work, CDRW's probably won/t.

 

Hey soul76 welcome to the site, good to have you here with us and thanks for a great intro.

Nice ride you're looking to get into.....fingers crossed for you Its a pretty easy going n friendly place to be especially if you're a Jag owner / lover but all car enthusiasts are welcome.

Some top guys here with plenty of good info and excellent techs.......
I've manually upgraded you to full forum access.....jump in and enjoy

 

Welcome to the forum Soul good luck with your search. Can't help too much with your CD issue, more of an 8 track chap myself.

 

Welcome to the forum!

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Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.

 

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