Sorry, I accidentally sent this too soon!  Let me try again...

I am thinking of splurging (given the poor state of the economy and all
that) and getting a new stereo for my van.  Mine makes horrid scratchy
noises a lot of the time, especially if I've been running the radio on a
long drive - I think it overheats or something.  I don't think it's the
speakers - I replaced them a couple of years ago, and this doesn't happen
with tapes.  (Yeah, it's old, has a cassette player.)

A couple of basic questions (I've never bought a car stereo before):

-   are all car (van) stereos the same size, or are they particular to the
vehicle?  If the latter, is it hard to find stereos for vanagons?
-   do car stereos and speakers come in a package, or can I reuse the
speakers I have and not pay to replace them?  (I'm not fussy about sound
quality - I listen mostly to NPR news, not music.)
-   do they still make car stereos with cassette players?  Or only DVDs and
MP3 connections?
-   and the most interesting question (to me) - do they make car stereos
with remotes?  I'd love to be able to hang out in the back listening to the
radio, and not have to scramble and stretch to turn it off.  A remote would
be grand.

Thanks for your advice!

Joy
and Matilda, who really can't stand that horrid old radio one day longer!

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