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There are also a couple of cheaper series specifically designed for the car: Learn in Your Car Spanish and Behind the Wheel Spanish.
Learning Spanish Like Crazy is an excellent series also, but may take a little more concentration -- better in a rural area with no traffic or at home.
I agree with the Pimsleur suggestion. It's my favorite program out there, and it's excellent for situations like the car. Some of the other series are either more phrasebook-focused, or require more concentration (and more listening to the same portion over and over). I'd personally start with Pimsleur, then supplement with some of the other options (either at home or in-between Pimsleur levels). Pimsleur is really expensive to purchase, but is readily available from most libraries.
Exactly, Pick up a cute girl hitchhiker who speaks only Spanish. You will learn more Spanish in an hour with a Spanish speaking companion that you have a personal interest in relating to, than you will in an hour of any self-taught language program.
Are you starting from scratch? While I doubt that hitchhiking is the solution, the general concept of "real life" exposure is a good one. It's not going to be much good if you don't know at least some Spanish to begin with, though. You could try using the language program one direction, then listen to Spanish language radio for the other part of the commute. That's sort of the same premise as reading foreign language magazines or newspapers in addition to working your way through grammar books.
There are also some good vocabulary-building CDs out there that are also helpful to use to supplement everything else. I think when it comes to learning a language the more different approaches you can use, the better.
I agree with the Pimsleur suggestion. It's my favorite program out there, and it's excellent for situations like the car. Some of the other series are either more phrasebook-focused, or require more concentration (and more listening to the same portion over and over). I'd personally start with Pimsleur, then supplement with some of the other options (either at home or in-between Pimsleur levels). Pimsleur is really expensive to purchase, but is readily available from most libraries.
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