i had a pioneer. the cd player died after less than 2 years. i dont think i will buy another pioneer.

 

There is nothing better than Alpine. Unfortunately, there are very few things as expensive either.

 

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Never seen an Alpine die myself. Plus, they look and sound 100 times better.

 

I'm also trying to decide what to get for my BMW: Pioneer or ALpine. I'm leaning toward alpine, but i like pioneer too, because it sounds pretty good and is heck of a lot cheaper.

 

You drive a Bimmer and you're worried about how much you're spending on your CD player????

 

It's not like I'm loaded. I paid $2300 for the bimmer. I'm pretty much broke now, so thank God the gas prices dropped.

 

Oh, ok. That makes more sense. Sorry about that; didn't mean to judge...

 

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Hey, you get what you pay for. V-Drive is ****ing unbeatable if you actually wire it right... Plus, OEL looks like a super nintendo next to the Panasonic LCD display (I'm not talking about an in-dash monitor either).

Bottom line: If I wanted to watch movies in my car, I would buy a ****ing in-dash monitor. But I don't. I want the best possible sound I can get. Keeping that in mind, the Alpines still look way better cosmetically and visually.