| There are some who consider buying a car is more | | | | it. You can easily put together one with less than |
| important than buying a house. After all, a car provides | | | | $1000. You can easily find bargains over the internet |
| mobility, and could help one to earn while a house is | | | | for a good head unit with a CD player, amplifiers, |
| considered by some as a dead investment (I could | | | | equalizer, replacement for the factory speakers, and |
| imagine hearing howls of protest from our friends from | | | | sub-woofers, etc. You may want to invest on a |
| the real estate business.) After all, buying a car as a | | | | professional technician to ensure you get the best |
| business tool is capital, while buying a house to live in, is | | | | resulting sound quality. But if you are the more |
| expense. But this is an entirely another story.) | | | | adventurous type, you may DIY. |
| If you are one of the former, then you would agree | | | | CAR VIDEO |
| that besides keeping your car in optimum performance, | | | | If you opt for those kick-ass video kits, you are |
| it would not hurt to put some comfort in it, right? OK, | | | | assured of quality and satisfaction but you must be |
| you may call this part already as an expense, if you | | | | prepared to shell out about $500. If you wish, you can |
| wish. I'd call this as 'tool upgrade' (with a straight face | | | | also buy cheaper by buying the different components |
| here.) | | | | separately. You can buy an in-dash monitor for a little |
| 'OWNING' YOUR CAR | | | | more than $50, and an equally cheaper DVD player. |
| Let us say, you bought a pre-owned car. Mostly, the | | | | Just make sure you have a qualified (if you are not |
| first things owners of a newly acquired car would do, | | | | comfortable doing it yourself) technician to install the |
| besides putting it to a joyful ride, is to put in some stuff, | | | | components for you. |
| accessories, or 'blings'. This process is called 'claiming | | | | YOUR CAR AUDIO, VIDEO AND YOU |
| ownership'. You know, it's yours, and to prove it, you | | | | Besides emphasizing the usability, convenience, and |
| do put in your 'markings'. It's almost like a brief but | | | | efficiency of your car, we should not disregard the |
| sweet turn-over ceremony of sorts (often private no | | | | main reason for its existence: you. A car could also |
| one around would notice.) This is usually done | | | | provide some measure of comfort for both you and |
| immediately after payments are done and just before | | | | your passenger. A good audio system could help ease |
| you happily and triumphantly drive 'your' car out of the | | | | up a long and tiring trip. Driving the wife for groceries? |
| car dealer's. This personalization of the car could be as | | | | You could park in the shade and wait in the car |
| simple as removing that pine-shaped car freshener to | | | | watching your favorite DVD. Tired of endless 'Are we |
| something major as repainting the entire body work. | | | | there yet?' questions from impatient and irritable kids |
| CAR AUDIO SYSTEM | | | | on a long drive? Pop in a Hannah Montana DVD or |
| Installing a decent audio system could be one (if not | | | | High School Musical movie and these will keep your |
| the most) of the best 'personalization' you could do to | | | | kids occupied backseat, you'd even forget they're |
| your car. | | | | there. |
| By decent, we don't mean giving your arm and leg for | | | | |