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New or used radio, which should I get?
oddball7465
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The radio went out in my truck, and I found a used one for $30 at a local junk yard. Should I buy it, or just blow ~$100 for a brand new one? The used is only a am/fm cassette, which is what went out in my truck.
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It depends if you use the cassette deck. The older radio will have an older cassette deck and it may not work or may be getting to the point where it will require maintenance. If $100 is the price range you are looking at then you're probably not looking for something with a lot of bells and whistles anyway so I'd go for the used one since you can get 2 or 3 used ones for the price of a new one and that as long as the tape deck is currently working on the used one then it's good enough. Besides dirty pots and dried out pinch rollers, I've never had a car radio fail on me though. What is wrong with your old one?
The am/fm went out, but the cassette still works. And it's the am/fm that I mainly use the radio for.
quote:Originally posted by buckstar
It depends if you use the cassette deck. The older radio will have an older cassette deck and it may not work or may be getting to the point where it will require maintenance. If $100 is the price range you are looking at then you're probably not looking for something with a lot of bells and whistles anyway so I'd go for the used one since you can get 2 or 3 used ones for the price of a new one and that as long as the tape deck is currently working on the used one then it's good enough. Besides dirty pots and dried out pinch rollers, I've never had a car radio fail on me though. What is wrong with your old one?
The am/fm went out, but the cassette still works. And it's the am/fm that I mainly use the radio for.
I do not mean to sound condescending or anything, but have you checked the antenna and its wires? Is it just not receiving anything, or is the display and everything gone too?
Hummm quietly to yourself and pocket 30 dollars [:o)]
Or spend it on humming lessons, in case you have a passenger.[:)]
quote:Originally posted by oddball7465
quote:Originally posted by buckstar
It depends if you use the cassette deck. The older radio will have an older cassette deck and it may not work or may be getting to the point where it will require maintenance. If $100 is the price range you are looking at then you're probably not looking for something with a lot of bells and whistles anyway so I'd go for the used one since you can get 2 or 3 used ones for the price of a new one and that as long as the tape deck is currently working on the used one then it's good enough. Besides dirty pots and dried out pinch rollers, I've never had a car radio fail on me though. What is wrong with your old one?
The am/fm went out, but the cassette still works. And it's the am/fm that I mainly use the radio for.
I do not mean to sound condescending or anything, but have you checked the antenna and its wires? Is it just not receiving anything, or is the display and everything gone too?
I've tried everything. I used my dad's work vehicle for parts. Swapped everything and the only thing that worked was when I did the radio itself. But I didn't get to keep it, I was only trying to find the problem.