Why Auto Repairs Are Expensive
A Cadillac I was driving had a warning light on the dash that said check water level. The water reservoir was full. We ran a computer scan and found out that the sensor in the bottom of the water reservoir was bad. The problem is that you cannot buy the sensor as a separate part, it comes with the reservoir. I have purchased similar sensors for $10-$20, the cost of the reservoir was almost $100.
It seems the manufacturers take a relatively inexpensive part that will fail often and combine it with a part that is expensive but rarely fails. This way they can sell more of the expensive parts.
It seems the manufacturers take a relatively inexpensive part that will fail often and combine it with a part that is expensive but rarely fails. This way they can sell more of the expensive parts.
posted by Frank Sarwark at
6:04 PM
1 Comments:
This is why I love old cars before all the computerization. They are a lot simpler to work on. It gets more and more difficult to do your own work as a "shadetree mechanic" as cars grow more and more complex. What you wrote about the Prius is a good example. Sure, you average in the low 40s, but you could buy a Geo Metro for an eighth the price and get nearly the mileage....
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