Is the CD player in the car an accessory of the past?

I don’t usually spend much time choosing the music I’ll listen to on a drive, unless it’s a long trip. For everyday use I make do with the radio and the occasional CD (I’m one of those who still doesn’t have a player with a connection for a portable MP3 device). And today I was wondering how many people still use the CD to listen to music in the car.

Most new cars on the market already come with the familiar iPod connection, even a USB port for connecting any laptop. A few others already have built-in storage for audio files and even video files of several gigabytes. And I’m perfectly aware that technology has left some of us behind.

Even so, I’m one of those who believe that the CD won’t disappear in the short term as a medium for storing music. Sound fidelity is better than that of MP3s (excluding FLAC), although it’s easier to carry many songs on an iPod than to carry a disc with 20 songs. But I still have my occasional CDs somewhere in my car.

Do you listen to the CDs you keep in the car (if you keep any)? If you’re a nostalgic type, I’m sure you do. But if you’re part of the majority, I’m sure you’ve already made your music selection from digital files.