Originally Posted by
DMC-81
Fair enough. I don’t like paying any more than I have to, but I don’t expect a relatively small business to compete with prices from my favorite e-tailer, nor any of the local brick and mortar stores I frequent. Hey, if you find a cheaper price for replacement parts, then great.
As for the price of the $400 fuel pump, I know that sounds excessive, but as you can imagine, these other costs must be included in the price to recoup expenses of developing a new product (over and above the per unit part cost of the whole module):
- the total Research and Development costs
- costs of commissioning proprietary parts
- Returns
- Warranty costs
- Part Waste
- General Administration (overhead)
- Etc.
All divided by a limited volume.
I applaud anyone who develops a new or reproduction part for our cars.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t find a problem with the quality of my pump.