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    UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    Digital killed the radio car?
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    LL Cool J is not pleased.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/29/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: I think he can live with his digital radio.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Can't live without my radio!
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    But how will they be able to hear Radio Free Europe and imagine a land where oppressive socialism isn't an absolute?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/29/09

    @Ash78: Stop that. Being correct, I mean.
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    Image of Pete Gaines Pete Gaines
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    Ra-di-o? I'm not familiar.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    @Pete Gaines: According to Wikipedia it is the "transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light." I'm not sure what the application of this technology is here, or why people in the UK should be upset about it.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    $500!?! or you could buy one of these:


    and two dozen of these:


    and your headunit on ebay... connecting to a wiring harness is not rocket science, as long as you're not colorblind, it's quite easy.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/29/09

    @dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: This is correct until you get a car with a sail-shaped radio unit, or (God forbid) something like a '96-'04 Taurus with the fucking radio and climate controls behind one goddamn faceplate.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    Completeing the Digital TV analogy, UK consumers will be able to get a coupon to pay 2/3 of the cost of getting a converter. However, 2 months before the change is scheduled to happen, the coupon program will run out of money leaving many people without it. Then, the OEGA (Old English Geriatric Association) will get the government to delay the transition by 3 months for no real reason, which doesn't change anything since, by then, only 1% of people will still have only analog radio.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    They do at least have standard aux-in jacks, I hope. Otherwise, people would be ri-


    ...wait, the British don't tend to riot, who the fuck am I kidding?

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    Image of MplsCarPunk MplsCarPunk
    06/29/09

    @FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: Unless its at a soccer game.
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    06/29/09

    @MplsCarPunk: Those aren't people, they're soccer hooligans.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    Pirate radio here I come.
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/29/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:

    I believe the clash had it right.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    Well that's fun, especially since more and more car stereos are an integrated part of the dash.
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    Image of Alexander Card Alexander Card
    06/29/09

    In reply to UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years
    UK sucks!
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    @Alexander Card: Your reasoned and methodical argument is an incredible treatise on the current status of the United Kingdom. Thank you for the illumination.
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    06/29/09

    @Alexander Card: France surrenders!
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    06/29/09

    @Alexander Card: Hah! You're such a card!
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