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Re: '07 EX Rondo Serious Finalist: ? @ iPod / MP3 hookup [what2get07] by dakota29803
Mar 08, 2007 (6:20 am)
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Replying to: what2get07 (Mar 07, 2007 8:12 pm)

My wife's Buick Lucerne has a jack for MP3.
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Re: '07 EX Rondo Serious Finalist: ? @ iPod / MP3 hookup [what2get07] by skiingyac
Mar 08, 2007 (6:46 am)
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Replying to: what2get07 (Mar 07, 2007 8:12 pm)

The EX factory radio takes cassettes, you can use a cassette adapter which are like $20 and work just fine, and all people will see is a wire coming out of the tape deck, instead of a wire coming out of the aux input jack, if the stereo had one.
 
I decided to go with an LX, since paying $1000 more to have a cassette deck seems really dumb, and get some sort of after market adapter if I decide I really need it, which I could probably get professionally installed for like $100-200.
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Re: '07 EX Rondo Serious Finalist: ? @ iPod / MP3 hookup [skiingyac] by dakota29803
Mar 10, 2007 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: skiingyac (Mar 08, 2007 6:46 am)

If the LX is what you wanted, good for you, but you get a lot more for the $1000 than just a cassette player. Read the options list. I test drove the LX, but they had an EX on the lot which I fell in love with, and bought immediately.
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Re: '07 EX Rondo Serious Finalist: ? @ iPod / MP3 hookup [dakota29803] by skiingyac
Mar 10, 2007 (7:55 am)
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Replying to: dakota29803 (Mar 10, 2007 6:41 am)

Sure, I understand there are other things that EX has that the LX doesn't that justify the $1000 price difference, but the only thing I really wanted was the cassette deck. I just meant that from the perspective the person complaining of the Rondo's lack of some factory option for hooking up your MP3 player, you can get it w/ the EX, but it isn't worth paying $1000 if the only reason you want the EX is to be able to say you didn't need any after market stuff.
 
What I should have said is its dumb to pay $1000 for *factory* MP3 player "support" unless you like the other EX features, then its not dumb to get the EX.
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Re: Security Cover [medicineman] by crewzin
Mar 12, 2007 (12:42 pm)
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Replying to: medicineman (Mar 06, 2007 6:02 pm)

Well bad new on the security cover for the 7 seater Rondo. Just got this email from the KIA Parts People:
 
Hello Carey,
 
Thank you for your order. The cargo cover has arrived in to us, but
unfortunately, the 7 seater does not have the slots in the side for the
installation of the cover - it only fits a 5 seater. We have cancelled your
order and apologize that we will not be able to assist you with this item.
Please let us know if you have any future inquires.
 
Thanks again,
Mike
 
 
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Re: Security Cover [crewzin] by medicineman
Mar 12, 2007 (5:18 pm)
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Replying to: crewzin (Mar 12, 2007 12:42 pm)

Thanks for the update, crewzin. Yeah, that sucks. I guess we'll just have to be creative and make our own cover.
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Premium upgrade on EX, loses the cassette player by ramblin
Mar 20, 2007 (4:42 pm)
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Seems a little silly I guess. How does the premium stereo sound? Anyone?
 
I'm in the same boat now looking for a good way to hook up my Creative Zen vision:m 30gb media player.
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Upgraded stereo by crewzin
Mar 20, 2007 (5:23 pm)
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The premium stereo sounds great to me. Yes, you do loose the cassette player but you get the in-dash 6 disk CD player. I guess there wasn't enough room for 6 disks and a cassette player. It also (supposedly) comes with 9 speakers plus a built in amp and 7 1/2 inch subwoofer for a total of 10 speakers. I can only find 9 and when I went back to the dealer and asked about the 10th speaker, he pointed out some brand new literature that says it only has 9 speakers. Everything I have says 10 (window sticker and official Rondo sales brochure), but 9 is plenty for me.
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Re: Upgraded stereo [crewzin] by bluedevils
Mar 21, 2007 (5:06 am)
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Replying to: crewzin (Mar 20, 2007 5:23 pm)

We had an EX loaner for a couple days. I wasn't terribly impressed with the stereo (I'm about 95% certain it was the 6-disc CD changer stereo upgrade), especially considering the numbers on paper. It sounded decent, but the clarity and punch weren't quite what I was expecting.
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Re: Upgraded stereo [bluedevils] by crewzin
Mar 21, 2007 (9:03 am)
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Replying to: bluedevils (Mar 21, 2007 5:06 am)

I'm sorry, if 9 speakers from a tweeter to a sub-woofer, 315 watts of power, adjustments for the Bass, Middle and Treble aren't what your expecting, then you better move on up to the $30-40,000 range of cars with the ultra high end stereo. Some of them even have speakers in the headrests so you can be deaf before middle age.

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