New stereo

Just picked up a new receiver for the car. Since nobody seems to listen to cassettes or even CDs in the car anymore, I decided that full ipod connectivity was the most important feature to have. Alpine seems to have a good interface with the ipod and I've always been satisfied with the quality in the past. I looked online and then went to the local BestBuy and managed to get a better price vs. online: $199 for the Alpine iDA-X200 digital media receiver. I think most head units have become rather tacky looking with too many flashing colours and lights (am I sounding like a geezer now?), this unit is fairly restrained. The ipod cable can be routed into the glove box and the faceplate is detachable; the old Alpine unit that was in there is removable, but it's the whole unit that comes out...like carrying a mini suitcase around!
I also picked up a set of 4" Alpine SPS-400 speakers for the rear of the car (that's as big as will fit without making a mess of the trim panels). The front speakers (don't remember the brand) are still sounding good. Later if Stefanie (or her sister Michele) want to add amps and subs, they're welcome to do it on their dime.
Now to order an alarm system. Commando Alarms in the US seems like a good deal for a basic noise maker and starter kill system. I can get a system that will added keyless entry with door actuators and a sonar proximity sensor (it's a ragtop after all) for $127 USD shipped...just got to make sure they can ship by any other means than UPS!