[bgadow]

For what its worth, I find all this fascinating. The automobile is my bread & butter. That TV, a very nice piece to begin with, is a treasure thanks to the connection. And clean-it couldn't have been that clean from the factory!

From working on cars I can see that a major difference between makes is in the components. Work the climate control knobs on the cheapest Honda, then try a Pontiac or Saturn or even a Galant. How much more did Honda pay for the cc assy? But whatever it was, it was worth it. Not the component makers fault, for sure. They have to do whatever it takes to keep food on the table, and if they don't sell to one of a handful of automakers who are they going to sell to? Refrigerators don't have turn-signal stalks & bathrooms don't have tachometers.