Ready to get Sirius, what do I need???

I took mine to the dealer. Paid $400 and waited an hour, no worries.

 

i do not have sirius,

but i believe the sirius radio (PTS31-53060) and "fit kit" were last year's toyota solution for sirius, and the current toyota solution is the universal sirius tuner and interface which you refer to as a SC-C1 & TOY-SC1

the original sirius radio costs more because it sounds like its just 1 box (with reciever + interface) for toyota vehicles
where as the scc1 is a universal sirius radio & toy-sci interface , which are seperate parts

they might have differnet limitations on how many chacacters the unit can display for song titles you need to do more research.

i know the toyota sc-sc1 and sc-c1 combo can scroll

if u get the scc1 and sc1 i dont think u need a fit kit

 

The price at the time was the same either way. The only difference was I got to sit in an air conditioned loddy instead of sweating my :bowl::bowl: off for an hour.

Plus, seeing as the dealer did it, it's covered under warranty.

Learnt how to work, love that warranty.

 

As a DIY guy, I say go for the TssRadio.com I see SC-C1 & TOY-SC1 combo.
Their customer service is great for any Q's you may have prior to purchase.

Hey Jammin, you want to play poker sometime? LOL $400? You just have too much money, huh?

 

probably, but let something happen to my radio, fully covered. You install it yourself and muck it up you're out. If the dealer does it then it's free stuff all around.

I took the Jag in because the plastic windshield thing was peeling up a little, I mean A LITTLE. They came to tell me the mechanic broke my windshied pushing on it. I smiled and may have laughed out luod and said cool where's the rental? I was looking to replace it anyway.

Things I got for free because I refuse to work on the car under warranty:
Radio x3
Pre-amp
AMP
Antenna cable
Back galss
Front glass
TRANSMISSION
Headlights

 

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Is that before of after you figured in the premium paid for "refusing to work on the car under warranty"?

To each their own.
If I had money enough for jags and premiums, I'd be even MORE encouraged to DIY, as I could afford to replace whatever I broke.

 

What premium? Paid 26K for the Jag, paid 27K for the Prius. You want to talk about a killer warranty. Toyota's can't hold a candle. Niether can any American car company. The only people who come close or exceed is Mercedes and BMW.

First week I had the Jag I found out when I turn the rear defrost on the AM radio doesn't work. I know I know, who cares about AM. Well the guys at the dealership did some troubleshooting, I knew it was the back glass but figured that's why they get paid the big bucks, plus I went nuts for their hot chocolate. They figured it was a radio problem, then it was the amp, then the pre-amp, then the antenna cable. Then they called England and talked to some engineers. They of course told them the back glass needed to be replaced. The radio antenna goes through the middle of the window, no external mounting. They ordered the glass but I had to go to MS before it came in.

Got to MS and went to the dealer and explained what had happened. They told me they needed to go through the troubleshooting proceedures to make sure. SO, they replaced the radio, amp, pre-amp, antenna cable and then called England to talk to the engineers. Glass showed up a couple weeks later and didn't have a problem after that.

BTW, out of pocket expenses related to this whole "repair" was MAYBE a tank of gas. Rental cars were fully paid for by Jaguar and all maintenance was covered under warranty.

Of course AFTER the warranty ran out I stopped going to the dealer to fix things, just 5k oil changes and 10k maint. No warranty = crazy expensive.

 

Ok, since you got me going about this....

Quick history: Car was bought in Fresno, driven to Biloxi, MS for school but serviced in Mobile, and driven back to San Diego.

Before I drove off the lot after signing the papers we looked over the car and I noticed a small drop of oil on the transmission. Jokingly I asked if they were going to clean that off. They weren't joking when they said YES SIR. Well they found a bad clutch position sensor something seal and had it replaced. We're talking a TINY drop of oil here.

So I get back San Diego and while washing the car I see this little drop of oil on the transmission again, it's been about a year. Take it in and l tell them what the problem was last time. After an hour of sucking down hot chocolate like fish they tell me the seal between the motor and the trany was the problem and that I needed a new transmission. THERE'S A DROP OF OIL ON MY TRANSMISSION THEY'RE GIVING ME A NEW ONE. After a week of driving a dealer car, new 2004 XJ8 convertible, they fixed me up.

The car had 35K miles on it, I think. So I figured while they were in there they could install my Arden Suspension Kit, $150 in labor, and replace the clutch, why not right? The clutch and brakes aren't covered under warranty and the clutch cost me $900. Not too bad I guess for a drop of oil

Oh yeah, I had Sirius installed by Tweeter, though I was in their arses every step of the way to make sure it got done the way I wanted.

 

Dang! Good examples. One drop of oil? That's wild!

 

Friend of mine has a Dodge Dakota, bumper to bumper and power train warranty. The power steering pump went out. Well I guess because it's not actually attached to the bumpers nore is it "required" for the vehicle to move it wasn't covered. He got a rape job on that one.

Then the rear end went out after it got serviced. They told him there was no oil in the diff which is why it went out. Even though it was part of the service to check the diff, it's his responsibility to make sure it's maintained so they didn't cover it either.

I laugh at friends when they start talking about Dodge having 100k mile and lifetime powertrain warraties. Kind of like my SeaDoo warranty, looks and sounds good, then they blaim everything on you and don't pay up. If you hadn't of started it, it wouldn't have broken.