Ipod cost - $400+
Installation - $600+

That's a lot of cash!

I sold my iPod too as:

1) The sound quality is very average if you listen to it on a half decent stereo / headphone set (admittedly, everyone has different levels of acceptability on this)

2) Unless you have iDrive, scrolling around on that 2 line screen is a PAIN! only ONE more line would make it so much more usable!

I now just stick a few MP3 CD-RWs in the glove box and use them instead! That is a good 300 songs which would take about a month to listen to anyway...

I can't deny that the whole integration thing is pretty cool though...