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i have my zune hooked up to my car with the soundgate for nissan. it gets the job done perfectly throught my stock radio and i do have a wired remote that's next to the shifter.

i'd just prefer to have more options. this is a FAIL on the part of microsoft

YES, completely agree. I am surprised, because most cars, like the Scion tC and xB could really benefit from a Zune plus iPod dock. These 'teenager' cars dont have any such Zune integration, and then, what you said, no one makes Zune compatible car stereos. Sigh. I settle with the AUX tape player in the cassette part of some older car systems.

Yeah, Microsoft need to market the Zune and get the brand out there so they will be better supported.

I can't remember the brand, but there is a Zune car add-in device that can be directly wired to your system and also provides a little 'remote' that can be mounted on your dashboard. I would buy one but I don't live in the US and sometimes ordering such things is a pain.

I currently use one of the Zune dual connect remotes mounted on my dashboard and a cable going from it to my stereo's line input. It allows me to use the play/pause/next/prev/vol buttons on the remote, but the remote itself has a bug that means it only works if you plug the audio cable in AFTER you plug the Zune in, which detracts from the seamlessness of my setup.

Ford's Sync product also works with Zunes.