On 10/21/2010 12:20 PM, LSMFT wrote:
p4o2 wrote:
Has anyone replaced the plugs on a 2000 malibu (or similar motor)?

I wanted to have the 6 plugs on my 2000 Malibu replaced and I was told
it would cost $191 to do it. Is there that much labor in the job?

It's an American lack of engineering intelligence. Replaceable parts
should be accessible. If they were building houses you can bet they
would put junctions boxes behind walls not accessible.


You are placing the blame squarely in the wrong place. Having a pretty
good familiarity with internal workings of companies I can tell you it
wasn't the engineering dept that overtly made the crappy design.

The primary drivers of final product are the bean counters trying to
make a buck while building the cheap stuff that many demand and the
marketing folks world where form always trumps function.