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Originally Posted by mezereo  by the way I want few clarifications from you regarding the ICE setup in this. any suggestions or recommendations on specific installers?? what ICE do you have in you car |
Well, I don't think I am the right person to advice on this as my preferences were to have a decent ICE setup and wasn't looking for any state of the art stuff. I went for a Kenwood HU with USB drive support (7K bucks). The front speakers are of Kenwood only and the rear ones are of Blaupunkt. Totally it cost me around 14k, if I remember correctly. I must say I am quite happy with the setup - the audio quality is very good and clear. Others have also praised it. But it may not blast the heart beats out of people if that's what you are expecting from your ICE. BTW, I got this installed from Orange Auto itself as they gave me all this funda about how these systems are customised towards Sparks socket sizes and bla bla and that others will not work - not sure how true that was.
And regarding your concern about the gear shift - yes, initially it's a bit cranky and the rear gear is especially troublesome as it does not fall in at times and gives a very bad noise when you release the clutch. But trust me, after a few months and the first service, the gear box will be smooth like butter. Chevy Spark is turning out to be the alternative phrase for "smooth". :-)