Rant on expensive parts on cheap cars.

[bcoop]

Are you the original owner?

What does that have to do with anything? Honda and Toyota parts cost just as much as anyone else's.

[LANTIRN]

Sounds like the solution is to drive old cars if companies are making it a pain in the ass to get cheap parts. I know some of you are mechanics so you still have to deal with the bs but if your customers bitch there isn't much you can do. They bought the damn thing, after all.

[Mach1]

making extended warranties look awfully good

[big_tiger]

Like when my 01 Prelude lost it's ECM and the entire anti theft system had to be changed to match it? I went used and it still cost me $300.

My 98 seville had a water cooled alternator. Talk about an expensive bastard to fix.

I essentially lost my job, back in 2010, because of the high cost of a Honda AC compressor.

[Silverback]

making extended warranties look awfully good

til they don't cover anything you actually have go wrong

[Labora]

It is all part of a manufactures greater scheme. Make the parts non rebuildable and sell as complete units if possible. If you make replacement parts worth a small fortune people will be more prone to just get newer vehicles with in warranty coverage.

People talk a lot of smack about aftermarket parts but can you imagine how out of control it would be if the dealers/manufacturers where the only suppliers like they want to be.

[bcoop]

til they don't cover anything you actually have go wrong

I bought an extended warranty for the first time with my truck. Rock popped up and put a hole in my a/c evap coil. $1800 in repairs, paid for itself with one trip to the shop.

[Silverback]

I bought an extended warranty for the first time with my truck. Rock popped up and put a hole in my a/c evap couil. $1800 in repairs, paid for itself with one trip to the shop.

I bought one on the F250, had an oil cooler go out, not covered

Now this wasn't a Ford extended warranty, it was a 3rd party, but so far I've yet to find anything they would have covered

[Mach1]

Do your homework and read the fine print, I've had good experience with extended warranties too.

[abecx]

I heard the Nissan Nukes are the same way. Its probably cheaper manufacturing in total to combine so many parts into one. Especially with how throw away we are, people just want things to work, if it doesnt, just replace it. I haven't had this problem yet, hopefully i never do. Sucks, good rant.

[A_A_G]

What does that have to do with anything? Honda and Toyota parts cost just as much as anyone else's.

98% of 5th gen Preludes are/were riced out buckets. Could've had an s300 installed on it at some point.

[Baron Von Crowder]

98% of 5th gen Preludes are/were riced out buckets. Could've had an s300 installed on it at some point.

what does that have to do with $840 heater/ac controls on an 05 highlander?

[A_A_G]

what does that have to do with $840 heater/ac controls on an 05 highlander?

Originally Posted by JC316 View Post
Like when my 01 Prelude lost it's ECM and the entire anti theft system had to be changed to match it? I went used and it still cost me $300.

My response was to this

[Baron Von Crowder]

Originally Posted by JC316 View Post
Like when my 01 Prelude lost it's ECM and the entire anti theft system had to be changed to match it? I went used and it still cost me $300.

yeah, totally what we're talking about. Turbos!

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that highlander really NEEDS an s300, but that wont help the air blow cold.

[A_A_G]

Why are you talking about a Highlander???