Whether you are buying a new or used vehicle or you are buying it for yourself or for your driving age child, you will want a radio. A radio is nearly a necessity, slowly inching away from its one time “option” status. Look around; most cars have a radio of some kind. Today, car radios can be so much more though. There are so many options for car sound systems today; AM\/FM, Cassette player, CD player, auto tune, seek and scan, some even come with a recording ability. The list continues from my short collection but it just goes to say that you will have a lot to select from when it comes that time. If you are buying a used car, you are pretty much stuck with what comes with the vehicle. Just try to make certain there is at least a radio in the car. Without one from the factory you will have a very hard time installing your custom sound system. Not that it is impossible but there are many other considerations; where to put it, will I have to cut the dashboard, antenna location and so on. So, the first important challenge, as far as radios go, for a used car, is to make certain there is one in it when you purchase it. When you buy new you have an entire collection of options at your disposal. However, the more the options the higher the cost, so beware. New, fully optioned, car sound systems can easily run into the thousands of dollars. There are some things you absolutely need to include in a car radio though; 1) AM\/ FM: Just for reference, because we won\u2019t get into it in this article, AM stands for “Amplitude Modulation” and FM stands for “Frequency Modulation.” Briefly, AM transmissions are dramatically affected by static and weather conditions whereas FM transmissions are not. For our purpose we just want to make certain the new car has at least an AM\/FM radio. 2) Cassette Player: Although cassettes are rapidly being replaced with CDs, a cassette player is still an economical replacement for CDs. The up side of including a cassette player is that it is cheaper than the CD player. Personally, I believe storage and protection is better with the cassette as well. If you plan on keeping the vehicle for any length of time you may want to forego the cassette player for a more current CD player though. 3) CD Player: CDs are certainly the foremost mode of playing previously recorded music today. They are virtually indestructible, compact and readily available. The one drawback with CDs is that if your particular sound system includes an option for recording, you may Category:Home \u203a Autos \u2022 Will the trend toward economy-size car models lead Americans back to buying smaller-sized cars? \u2014 part 2 \u2022 You should never use after-market auto parts when maintaining or fixing your car \u2022 Should a new car be rust-proofed? \u2022 Will the trend toward economy-size car models lead Americans back to buying smaller-sized cars? \u2014 part 1 \u2022 Five safest cars in North America \u2022 How to ensure your teen drives safely after getting a license \u2022 Pros and cons of using an hydrogen generator for your car \u2022 DIY automotive maintenance: How to change the oil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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