 Certain options: order them with car, or aftermarket?
"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> I have seen a lot of problems with aftermarket sunroofs and very few
>> problems with factory sunroofs. I have had factory sunroofs in the last
>> 50 or 60 Toyotas I've owned or had assigned to me, and never had a
>> problem with one. I rarely open the sunshade on my sunroofs, much less
>> open the roof because I prefer a quiet, air-conditioned interior, and the
>> season with temperatures where I would open the sunroof - 60 to 70
>> degrees, is short here in the Chicago area. I end up with cars with
>> sunroofs because they come with all of the other stuff I ordered.
>>
>> Sunroofs generally come in cars that are fairly well-equipped with
>> options, so you may have a hard time finding one with a sunroof without a
>> CD changer.
>>
>> Ray O
>
> CD changer upgrade on Corolla XLE is only about $200.
Since my '03 Avalon doesn't have a jack for an iPod, I simply use the phony
cassette (which I used to use to attach a personal CD player in an older
car) in the cassette slot, and it works fine, for hours of music.
As for a sunroof, I've had about five cars with sunroofs, and never paid for
one on a new car. (I've never bought a 'new' car.) The sunroofs just
happened to be included in the used cars we bought. I've used them only to
air out the car (which I could have done by opening the windows) and never
open either the opaque slider or the window itself while driving.
Personally, I wouldn't pay an additional $10 for a sunroof.
However, I'd get a Solara convertible in a heartbeat if my wife
agreed....but she hates convertibles. (A happy wife makes for a happy
life, they say.) | 
