The buyer opted to take the car as it was.

Instead of the cash, buyers can opt for lower financing rates.

Sales of small, fuel-efficient imported cars, many from Japan, jumped as buyers opted for efficiency.

The surge of selling activity witnessed this spring has fizzled out as buyers opt to sit on their hands.

This prompted most buyers to opt for conventional carburetion.

Or the buyer can opt for low-interest or interest-free financing - in some cases, with no money down.

If a buyer opts for an E-mail account at $9.95 monthly, the device costs $149.

Combined with the 64's greater abilities and broader software base, most buyers opted for the older model.

Not many buyers opted for it, but it indicated that Lincoln was serious about the enthusiast market.

Now it appears that buyers are opting for the faster - and more expensive - 100 megahertz models, with less memory.