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SCOlds wrote:I just bought one on Ebay for $137. Open box, but new. I hope it will be a decent unit.
RD

If it is brand new and in good shape that's a nice deal

I just received and installed it. It was brand new, works and looks great!

RD

Here's the only decent picture I could get of it installed. I love it so far, except for one minor quibble: the faceplate is a little wobbly when pressing keys towards the top.



RD

SCOlds wrote:So Panasonic is a decent brand? Is the CQ-C8303U any good?

RD

I've had no problems with the Panasonic deck in my system other than reading the display in the sun. I have the CD-HX1083U which I've had for about 5 or 6 years and it still does everything I need it to do. I also got this discounted since I am an employee Panasonic Avionics Corporation, of one of the smaller divisions of the electronics giant.

SCOlds wrote:I'm looking for a new HU for my 2001 Alero, as the Sony CDX-M630 just crapped out in it. (Dont flame about the Sony, it was in when I bought the car). I previously had a Pioneer DEH-P6700MP HU in my Jeep, but I sold it. I loved that unit, stood up to a lot. I want something newer now, and I have been looking at Kenwood KDC-MP635's. They seem to be a nice unit, has anybody had experience with these?
RD

SCOlds wrote:What should I do to my car (within reason)? Its a 2001 Olds Alero 3.4 V6, GLS Coupe fully loaded. Its got leather, the Gold Package, the Sun and Sound package (sunroof and Monsoon stereo), and other stuff. Right now its got about 74k miles on it. What so you think? Is this a decent car for a 16yr old?

again I ask, how is this 16yo kid all about the Jeep he previously had, the Capri he previously had and now this car...all in the one year (maybe) that he has been driving.... [/sarcasm]

OK, I'll explain. I am in mechanics training. I bought the Capri when I was 14 for $200. I sold it a year later, when I was 15 and had my permit (right at 15). I recieved my limited license at 15-1/2 and drove another car until last December, which passed my 16th birthday. I bought my Jeep in Dec. or Jan for $800 and fixed it up and sold it this summer because of gas mileage. In the course, I had received my full license at 16-1/2. I am now about one month away from my birthday when I will turn 17.

Clear things up for ya?

RD