Christian McArdle wrote:
Mine now is approaching 16 months old and well out of guarantee.

Where did you buy it from? It is likely that your statutory rights
would
apply and would overrule the guarantee. Your statutory rights apply
to the
retailer, NOT the manufacturer. The manufacturer has obligation to
you when
the guarantee expires.

Pioneer is marketed as a premium brand and the court is unlikely to
regard
16 months as an unreasonable period for the device to work.

Christian.

Depends on how much he paid for it, more than the make of system,
although I suspect it isn't one of the 50 quid jobbies.