2000 Avensis - Very Poor Radio Reception

[camryowner]

I bought a 2000 Avensis estate off a buddy recently but the radio reception is rubbish. My buddy told me he mostly listened to his ipod so it didn't bother him. He has an aftermarket aerial fitted - one of those stubby metal looking ones about 3-4inches long.

If I save a few channels on the presets they need to be reset again if I drive a few miles. Also if I press the search button it continuously searches through the whole FM range without stopping to find channels. It means that I manually have to search through each decimal of the FM band to find channels! I only really listen to FM.

I'm hoping a better aerial can fix the problem but does anyone know if it could be something else?