Hey, at least it vaguely complies to some vague standard, instead of all the new custom fit round things you see in so many new cars. And there are actually some units designed to fit in that slot, and some half-height EQs and whatnot. But it's remarkably inconvenient, nonetheless.

Hah. ``Chocolate teapot.'' Never heard that one before. Maybe because hot tea isn't popular here in the Southern US. No! We have to drink coffee, which, as a friend of mine once said, tastes like burnt water.