[juicersr]

Thanks for all the input guys. I looked at all or your recommendations via 'Crutchfield' and other sources, and read the reviews.

The JVC is discontinued

The Kenwood KDC has a lot of functions and power, but a lot of the reviews said it was fiddly and not very user friendly. I take stuff like that with a grain of salt, but it is priced over $300 which was my arbitrary cut-off.

The Sony CDX is a great value, but has buttons that i dont like and less options than others.

The Alpine is a great unit, but u are not getting anything more than the Pioneer, and the price is $100 more

Thus, i choose the Pioneer DEH P5100UB. Has a sleek, buttonless look that i like, got ecstatic review from all those who bought it, has all the functions i am look for, and at $190 shipped, u cant beat the price. The remote is nice and compact. I prolly wont use it, but i can run my iphone throught it as well. Phil, thanks for the pix, so i get an idea of how it looks in the car.

Now all i need are some door speakers. Luckily, i have a set of low-end polks already in my RS panels, so wont have to cut.