and they stoped making gen1s in 96. so?
the gen 1 for lack of a better term evolved into the gen 2. I am done with this subject...I have been in one Mark VIII in my life...mine...not interested in owning another one whether it be a gen 1 or gen 2...the next Mark I buy will be a VII and then a III...I have been through thick and thin with my car because of that no other Mark VIII would be the same...short of the car getting wrecked five years from now I will still have the same Mark VIII I purchased a little over ten years ago...and yes still with the same factory stereo system.