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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Escort options (Dealer Radios)
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 20:41:54 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 21 20:41:54 1985
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  Absolutely *NEVER* buy a radio from the dealer! They are always a rip-off,
and usually poor quality. I guarantee you can beat whatever they offer at your
local department or discount store, and even at the car stereo specialty 
places. Case in point: whan I bought my Toyota Tercel in 1983, they wanted
$250 for an AM/FM radio, no tape deck, and really cheap speakers. The sound
sucked, even if it was stereo. I bought a Sanyo player (not great quality;
no Dolby or CrO2 settings, and only 5 watts, but that's really enough unless
you want your car to be a stereo for a party, and it did have auto reverse 
plus an AM/FM stereo radio) and Jensen Triax speakers (which are really good
speakers) for about $175. 10 times the quality at 3/4 the price. Dealer
options are almost always a rip-off if getting the product from an alternative
source doesn't require some sort of redesign. (Air conditioning is a good
example of an option that maybe you should consider getting from a dealer.
I've seen some kludged air conditioning systems that caused major electrical
problems.)

--Greg
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