wow. And as a result the kludges just keep piling up, one on another. >>Obviously, if you need to turn down the volume in the car past the minimum level, you s

wow. And as a result the kludges just keep piling up, one on another. >>Obviously, if you need to turn down the volume in the car past the minimum level, you should turn off the stereo instead. Yep, you guessed it -- that's exactly what happened. I'd just switch it off entirely. I didn't realize until the next car that I had developed an aversion to using a stereo at all as a result of this experience. It was a few years before I learned not to flinch when turning down the radio. Sure, in the larger scale of things, it was only a minor irritation, but once it gets under your skin it's impossible to ignore. I think the fact that I'm still thinking about it more than 15 years later, is testimony.