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What's your favourite music while driving your 308/328?

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  1. nerofer

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    #26 nerofer, Oct 29, 2015
    I have the original Pioneer in my 328 GTB and both radio and cassette work fine, but I never turn it on when I drive. I do turn it on from time to time if I am stuck in the traffic.
    The original loudspeakers give a really crappy sound...

    The 328 GTS has a more modern, not period correct (I suspect begining of the 2000s)Sony with CD, that has a removable faceplate. The faceplate was removed and in its own box when I bought the car five years ago, I have never placed it on the unit, and never tried it.

    Rgds
     
  2. 4zaJim

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    #27 4zaJim, Oct 29, 2015
    My Blaupunkt, although working perfectly, merely fills what would otherwise be an empty space under the dash. I think I've actually turned it on once LOL
     
  3. Brian A

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    #28 Brian A, Oct 29, 2015
    I usually cringe at the stock joke, "the engine is my music", but I have surprised myself how I have never, absolutely never, played music in my 308.

    Initially, I thought it was a pretty cool selling feature of my car which came with a subwoofer in the passenger footwell, tweeters in window crank holes, main and subwoofer power amps in the trunk, Sirius-enabled radio, trunk CD changer, blah, blah. The novelty work off so I recently did a major reconfiguration and simplification which included removing the subwoofer and all the trunk equipment.

    (I do like that the system is Bluetooth enabled and I can get Google Maps to give me directions through the speakers. On the other hand, the car is so noisy that the microphone for the hands-free telephone works like crap.)

    It is interesting that so many people are responding to this thread by saying that they don't listen to music in their 3x8.
     
  4. LorenzoT

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  5. JohnnyTS

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    #30 JohnnyTS, Oct 29, 2015
    Got an Alpine front cd-loaded from I think around 2001, very good clarity with bass and treble knobs.

    I prefer classic rock from 70's and some pop from the mid to late 80's even early 90's

    a song like ' Tell me why can't this be love ' from Van Halen comes to mind when seeing an open top Ferrari parking or even the song ' Dreams' also performed by Van Halen.

    cheers
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  6. Martin308GTB

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    #31 Martin308GTB, Oct 29, 2015
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    Indeed. And I admit a little bit disappointing. It's basically the same response, like I received some time ago on a german petrolhead forum.
    But I thought it might be different in the 'cradle of rock music', the USA.

    Regarding listening to music in the 308, I have to admit, it might be blasphemy, but although I basically love the sounds of my car, on longer drives it first gets boring, slowly becoming annoying to me.
    I remember one of my scenic drives through the swiss Alps. During the first few U-turns uphill I enjoyed the engine sound. But soon I preferred using the torque of the engine shifting in the highest possible gear and turned on my music.
    Classical J.S. Bach Organ music in that case :)
    Yes, when driving through a tunnel, I often open the windows, switch off the radio and downshift. But for hours? No thanks.

    I have the car since so long. Almost 20 years. The engine sounds ARE music. No question. Even german star conductor Herbert v. Karajan said it, though he meant the Ferrari V-12, which he compared with a classical symphony. But it's like always listening to the same composition or song.
    Maybe an unusual point of view. But for me listening to my favourite music while driving in my 308, adds to the experience.


    Best Regards
    Martin
     
  7. 308gt4++

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    #32 308gt4++, Oct 29, 2015
    How about this homey...;)....

    I got a V12,sweeter than a female
    It feels like intercourse bucklin' the seatbelt

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyq7AVmjEKw
     
  8. Martin308GTB

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    #33 Martin308GTB, Oct 29, 2015
    Lyrics sound promising :)
    Unfortunately this YT video is blocked due to licensing issues over here.
    But isn't this 'Gangsta Rap'?
    Thanks, but for this kind of music I don't need a sound system. I need a gun for it :)

    Best Regards
    Martin
     
  9. 308gt4++

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    #34 308gt4++, Oct 29, 2015
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    OK...try this one then...;)....

    Foggy Mountain Breakdown

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqd7mXvHupU
     
  10. sp1der

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    #35 sp1der, Oct 29, 2015
    Personally for long motorway journeys either hard trance or a bit of indutrial music e.g. NIN
     
  11. nitro

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    #36 nitro, Oct 29, 2015
    Anything from the 80's however...the Magnum PI theme song must be played during the warm-up period for the car....each and everytime!
     
  12. AJS328

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    #37 AJS328, Oct 29, 2015
    I don't listen to music much in the Ferrari, but when I do it's strictly 80's.
     
  13. simon klein

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    #38 simon klein, Oct 29, 2015
    .....or if you're REALLY fortunate,you can alternate between 8 in the back and 12 up front!!!!!!
     
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    #39 jcm12, Oct 29, 2015
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    #40 NoGoSlow, Oct 29, 2015
    Winner winner winner...
     
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    #41 robertgarven, Oct 29, 2015
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  17. jmaz

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    #42 jmaz, Oct 29, 2015
    Yep, it's either "Grand Prix" (the waltz tempo is a perfect fit for a good mountain road), or it's "Nessun Dorma" sung by Pavarotti.
     
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  19. Brian A

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    #44 Brian A, Oct 29, 2015
    Well, we seem to be the cradle of Country music right now. Rock seems no where to be seen.
    Even though Ferrari titled it a “Gran Turismo”, I just can't see the 3x8 as a long distance hauler. That is what big Mercedes are for. I took a long trip earlier this year in my 308 through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains and I felt the same thing on the flat land transit. It is not a car to cover monotonous hours. It is so noisy I can’t see how music would help. In fact, the volume would have to be so high it would eventually be unpleasant.

    I had a moment of epiphany last week while giving a 25 year old his first ride in a Ferrari. I did my usual thing, left home and dawdled through my town keeping revs and speed low as the engine warmed, then, hit the main road, floored it, shifted at red line and ripped up to …. 50 mph. What a riot of noise! The young man was shocked that we were only going the speed limit. 50 mph seemed crazy-fast for that sprint of a few seconds. It is a car that provokes emotions. Slowly I am understanding what that means. The 3x8 is not a place to withdraw into music.
     
  20. Tricycle

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    #45 Tricycle, Oct 30, 2015
    I'm odd man out.


    I'll keep an audiobook going while cruising around and when I'm pushing it just the engine noise.
     
  21. 4zaJim

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    #46 4zaJim, Oct 30, 2015
    The journey which brought me to ownership was too long and too difficult for me to ever classify the sound of my car as annoying, but yes, certainly on longer drives music would be a great addition. Perhaps I need to take longer drives.

    I rarely listen to music in my 308, but when I do it will definitely be of the era . . . something like Roxy Music Avalon
     
  22. Martin308GTB

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    #47 Martin308GTB, Oct 30, 2015
    Mine too. But no reason lying to myself. After 20 years of ownership I see some things pragmatical. Love the car, but it's not all roses. Like every long-time relationship :)
    But honestly. At comfortable cruising speed like, say 80-90 mls/hr., what's often our Autobahn speed limit ( not all Autobahn is speed limit free ), me and my wife find the 308 pleasantly quiet and smooth.
    But I have to add, that I hate those overly soundproof cars, in which you are completely isolated from the environment. As a daily driver I have a Fiat 500 100hp Sport. Some folks say, that it's incredibly noisy for a modern car. For me, it's the most quiet car, I ever had.
    A note of precaution. Two years ago I had a severe ear problem. But after healing, my otologist stated, that my ears are o.k. again and within spec for a 50 years old geezer :)


    And when I want to attend a car event -seldom enough- I don't want to take my daily driver. So I have no other choice than doing a long drive in the 308. O.k., I could take my '72 Alfa. But this one is even noisier than the 308 at comparable speeds.

    Best Regards
    Martin
     
  23. Martin308GTB

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    #48 Martin308GTB, Oct 30, 2015
    Robert,
    do you still work on your drums like this?
    If so: Respect!

    Best
    Martin
     
  24. obertRo

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    #49 obertRo, Oct 30, 2015
    HAHAHA! Awesome!!
     
  25. mike996

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    #50 mike996, Oct 30, 2015
    The "sound of the engine" thing was OK for a while but has long faded into non-relevance. Actually, by the end of the nearly 3000 mile trip in 3 days two days after I purchased the car, I had had about all the Ferrari engine noise I needed! Thank God for earplugs.

    Favorite driving song? "And Your Bird Can Sing." No, it has nothing to do with driving but somehow it works for me. If I had to pick a specific car related song it would probably be "I can't drive 55!"
     
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