"Leon" wrote in message
True. But my 97 Chevy had to have 2 water pumps, 2 intake manifold
gaskets,
1 alternator, 1 wiper circuit board, 3 upper heater hose assy's, 2 AC
blower
motors, and both tail light circuit boards replaced in 10 years/80K miles.
And I thought that was pretty trouble free for a GM vehicle. Don't get me
started on when I was the service sales manager for Oldsmobile....

You know what that sounds like ~ The inkjet market. Original product is
cheap, the real profit comes with the sale of consumables, in this case, car
parts. Wonder how much of it is planned obsolescence?