Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Stimpy wrote:

It would, I suggest, be better to compare them to mass-market audio
separates from manufacturers along the lines of Rotel, NAD and
Marantz

You have to specify what you want with these - they're not a take it
or leave it package like your 'stock' Astra, etc.


This comment confuses me. Can you explain what you mean by "You have to
specify what you want with these" in relation to Rotel/NAD/Marantz kit?


Well, do you want CD? FM? DAB? Vinyl? Tape? MD? And what speakers? What
power for the amp etc? The list is pretty endless. And then there's the
cables.

Buy a music centre and you just plug it all in.


Almost no mass-market production car on the market these days is a 'take
it or leave it' product; even the 'stock' Astra (currently the 1.6
Envoy) comes with an options list. Some of these a factory fit and are
incorporated into the vehicle at build; others are dealer fit and are
added by the dealer before delivery.


I'm not the one who brought this up, but every car will have a base model
where all you can specify is the colour etc without paying more. I assume
that's what Tat Chan meant by stock.



perhaps I should have used a better choice of words. I really wasn't
refering to 'stock' as in 'base model with no frills.'

I should have stated "mass market car like Astra/Corolla/Pulsar"

sorry if this caused any confusion.

Anyway ... I know people who buy cars based on features and they don't
test drive them first (new cars anyway, you might be able to do a test
drive on a 2nd hand model). If you are buying an ex-govt or fleet car at
an auction, I doubt you would be able to do a test drive as well.


btw, your "I got a sweater for Christmas ..." sig was pretty funny, Dave.