Prices of radios and other dealer fit accessories
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Old Timer
Does anyone have a brochure/s?
I've been trying to look for a dealer accessories price list for a long time now to try and work out how much the dealer-fit radio in my car would have been.
It's a Panasonic CQ 383EE, but I know Blaupunkts were fitted at the time too.
If anyone has any info on what radios were available and fitted (or even better any scans/physical brochures I could buy) I'd be grateful.
The radio is the only option my car has, and I don't have the original invoice so can't work out original purchase price.
Also what else was available at the time as a dealer accessory? I'm guessing maybe a tow hook and roof bars? Anything else of interest?
Thanks in advance!
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Local Hero
Look for adverts in period car mags for radio £
(you need to tell us what date your car is, theres 17 years from '74 to '91 with 2 or 3 bouts of £ inflation mixed in)
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Local Hero
Early-1800 said
My invoice for '87 cabrio show £400 for fitting central locking and electric windows. I would guess @£1000 today?
Look for adverts in period car mags for radio £
(you need to tell us what date your car is, theres 17 years from '74 to '91 with 2 or 3 bouts of £ inflation mixed in)
Then there is the different versions of radios, as in am/fm non stereo, am/fm stereo, am/fm/cassette stereo, and the Aktive system with cassette/cd changer in the trunk… If I recall correctly, the am/fm non-stereo was standard on my 81 LS, the stereo version was @ 300, the Cassette was @ 450 when purchasing it new. in 1980. Which I thought was obscene as the diesel engine was a 500 dollar option, that immediately took 500 dollars off the base resale the moment I drove it off the lot…Then 6 months later they were giving the Diesel option away for 0 dollars…… so all in all I lost a grand buying it early…..
Which is probably why I drove the thing for 20 years to get my monies worth out of it. .
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Old Timer
Sorry I should have added year!
My car was registered in March 1983.
And it's an AM/FM with cassette and stereo. Quite high spec by the looks of it compared to others I've seen.
It had no other options fitted.
Good idea re looking in period magazines too 👍 Thanks
Ideally I'd like to find a proper dealer accessories brochure - does anyone remember them?
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Settled In
A GTi engineering 1800 CZE engine conversion cost £1450 back in May 1986 as well (unfortunately I can't find a receipt to say that's been done though ) and 13 inch BBS alloys were £67.54 !
Is there a thread for old brochures and the like? If so I'll scan them in and get them on here, if not perhaps we should start one ?
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Old Timer
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Articles and brochures for the Type 85
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