Spare parts prices

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pishta

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Same thing with cordless drills & stuff. Replacement battery costs 1/2 or more than a whole new kit.
 
pishta said:
kinda makes you wanna just buy a whole new one..
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The manufacturers point exactly. They don't want to dink around with parts. THey are in business to sell new products. It's not like it used to be. Everything is a throwaway. Planned obsolescence.
 
Welcome to our disposable society. Nothing gets rebuilt or repaired anymore. Sad state of affairs.
 
I think most of the business those parts websites get is through warranty work. A buddy of mine has an appliance repair business, and the vast majority of his work is warranties. So, I don't know exactly how it works, but basically neither he nor his customer pays for the parts, but he purchases control boards for several hundred dollars each through websites similar to those.
 
toolmanmike said:
The manufacturers point exactly. They don't want to dink around with parts. THey are in business to sell new products. It's not like it used to be. Everything is a throwaway. Planned obsolescence.
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kinda goes against the grain of the automotive market, eh? I had an old boss who came from auto sales. He said the money was in finance, parts and service. Some of the cars were sold at or under cost. Apple finally turned the corner and are selling OEM spare parts to shops now.
 
Watch The Mosquito Coast on Apple TV in it's 1st season. The series is based on the Harrison Ford screenplay of the same name. The Main character Allie Fox is somewhat obsessed with Americas disposable product habit among other things. The series offers good action and thought provoking scenarios.

Bonus: In later episodes Hit Man William Lee drives a 1964/65 Red Valiant 2 door notch, some very nice shots of the car and in one scene the Valiant has a halo quality

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11041132/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
 
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