Originally Posted by
fatfrog
Thanks for all the great suggestions and warnings!
Agreed on FM transmitters as a bad long term option... but last I looked, there weren't any great ways to hook up iPod directly to car stereo. Aside from a few car models (e.g., BMW) that allow you to buy your car with iPod plug in capabilities, the FM transmitter seems to be the only way to get music piped in through your car. As far as that goes, we use an iRiver and it is miles better than the Griffin iTrip. Am I behind on this tech? I'm of the "buy a Toyota and drive it into the ground" mindset, so upgrading the car isn't really on the agenda.

A number of cars seem to have line in jacks in the hutches now. My left four rentals did.