well i got mine for $185.. so it was a deal still

I got it working 1/2 way.. still doesnt boot up when the car is unlocked (red light doesnt turn on, need to have keys in ignition to eject a disc even)..

I jammed the eject button open for about 12 hours, did some driving inbetween. When I did that, it worked nicely, booted up when car door opened.. settings kept.. after i pulled took the wire i used to jam the button down, it seems now to be able to keep its settings... it still isn't turning on when unlocked, but at least the settings stay, remembers my last location in the nav, etc.. Good enough for me! (at least until I have more time to figure out the HW issue.... too cold out there to do work!)

try that and see if it manages to fix the settings issue..