Will:

While the list of OEM car systems sounds (no pun intended) interesting, did it ever occur to you that since the audio system is tied to the car's purchase there may be just a small list of other reasons why people buy the cars. Perhaps at the end of teh day it might be a deal maker or breaker. Or, at the start of the sale it might be what brings a customer into the showroom. However, it is hard to believe that people are rushing to buy Acura TLs because of the great sounding Panasonic sound system. Certainlly, people who buy Hummer H1s may have other things on their minds besides the earth-pounding sound of the Monsoon sound system. (One has to wonder what percentage of THOSEE are immediately ripped out and replaced with after-market systems that cost more than some of the cars in the second half of the list!)

My limited exposure to cars (only when they take me to the vet -- or even worse, to get groomed!) may not be of much value, but even us doggies know that while some of the OEM systems DO sound good (Levison in Lexus, for example), others are, well, decent quality, but not comperable to a good aftermarket system.

But what do I know, I'm only a dog!

ARF ARF, says Iggy