It was that time again. My car was due to get inspected again. It was also due for an oil change. I made my appointment for 8am on a Saturday morning. The roads sucked as they were cover in snow. I hoped the Honda dealership wouldn’t be busy. I like to get in early, so I can get in and out. When I pulled in, the entry bay was clear. Great. I went in to the service desks. They were all available! Cool! I checked in, and went to wait in the waiting room. Oh crap, the waiting room was packed. I found a seat, and started booting up my laptop. I had just connected to the free wifi when another seat opened up. So I moved over there, and played on the internet. Too bad facebook and youtube were both blocked. Oh well.
I was told my car was almost ready a couple times, then it finally was. It passed inspection no problem. They did inform me of a couple issues to keep an eye on. A very slightly loose ball joint. And also corroded fuel, break lines, and exhaust system. They said it wasn’t anything critical at this point, but they will keep and eye on it in future visits.
When I was on vacation out in Seattle, the Kia Elantra rental can I got had satellite radio installed. I got totally addicted to the comedy channels. Especially the Blue Collar Comedy channel. I had already been considering replacing the stereo in my car. It’s the stock stereo that came with the car. It generally works fine, though some CDs have problems ejecting. But I wanted to be able to play MP3 cds for one thing. But now that I am looking at getting satellite radio installed, I decided to get a satellite radio ready stereo. I looked around, and decided on the Kenwood KDC-MP342U. This stereo not only is satellite radio ready, but will also play MP3 cds. It also has a jack on the front where I can hook in my mp3 player. It also has a USB jack to hook up an ipod. Not sure if I can use that to charge my Sandisk mp3 player. Also, it is HD Radio ready as well. Not sure if I will get that hooked up. I also ordered a wiring harness, and an installation kit for my car.
I plan on installing the stero myself. I considering buying it at Best Buy and getting it installed. But by buying it online, and installing it myself, I am saving about $100. I hope all the stuff will come, and I can get it installed in the next couple weeks. Depends on weather though. I would be doing it in my garage, and that can get kind of cold to work in in the middle of winter.