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From: "David Marshall"

> My personal pick is the Sony MP40, that I bought from Canadian Tire for
> $249 - MP3s, black and silver face plate, CD changer controller, very
> ergonomic, front and rear pre-outs, digital radio ready, remote, etc etc -

Ditto that on the MP40. It's a closeout model, I found it on sale at Best
Buy for ~$120us *with* free basic installation. I bought two, as a matter of
fact- one for the Westy and one for the Vanagon. It does well with the
"always on" power situation of VW's (since you can turn it totally off), and
I've yet to find a weak spot in the unit other than an awkward faceplate
reattachment procedure.

Does CD text too, aside from the MP3 id tags.

Me likey very much. For the price and the features I was happy to stray from
my hardline Blaupunkt-only-in-VW's stance.

Scott
82 Westy
81 Vanagon
Central Cal Coast