On 26/11/2019 08:43, charles wrote:
In article ,
Brian Gaff \(Sofa\) wrote:
However that sort of thing is not just on disability items, is it? Look
at spare parts for cars from the manufacturer, indeed most things tend
to have a huge mark up. Somebody commented that if you had to build a
car from the bits it would cost quarter of a million quid.
Brian

one of the problems with spares is they need to be stored,. Storage costs
money and tehre is an investment involved, too. Dennis, the fire engine
people, went bust because of the money they had tied up in spares.

But why is a Ford alternator three times the price of one exactly the
same (except for the Ford badge) made by the same manufacturer, on the
same production line?

Why does a simple rubber elbow (intercooler to intake manifold) come
attached (just by a Jubilee clip) to a complex metal pipe, with various
bends, a bracket and a mounting for a temperature sensor?

The worst - why does a position sensing potentiometer for an EGR valve
only come attached (by 3 screws) to the gearbox, motor, valve and entire
intake manifold, at a cost of around £900 ?

SteveW