In article , Steve Walker
wrote:
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?

Probaby for the same reason that the starter for the Ford Anglia was
significantly cheaper than the starter for the Mini - they had the same
Lucas part number.



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