In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

I actually ordered parts for my mower 4 times. The first round was a
carb overhaul. Amazon came up with vendor with a good price, but the
shipping and handling was mostly handling, but I made an end run
around Amazon and got the vendor to send it first class mail for a
couple of bucks and had it 2 days later.

I saved about $40 when I ordered the parts to fix the governor over
what Sears had for their prices.

I discovered a needed part when I was pulling every thing apart and
found it a little cheaper on line with freight rather than getting it
local and I can get buy for a few days with the old part.

The last thing was just the v-belt for the drive. (I originally
thought the belt was OK until I was cleaning the deck before re-
installing the motor. I figured the local auto parts places would
have it (nope not a size used on cars so not stocked. I finally got
one at a farm supply for $6, I checked, and Sears parts had one for
$17 plus freight, Getting one from the place I got the engine parts
would have set me back &14+ and McMaster Carr had them for about
$4.50. A few places had them a buck or so cheaper, but probably would
clip me on the freight.

The igniter for the dryer had a really big swing. If you ever need an
igniter there is only a few styles and the biggest difference is the
sheet metal bracket that holds the ceramic encased glow bar. the
generic ones can be found for as little as $13 but you might need to
splice the wires (ceramic wire nuts provided.) or re-use your old
bracket. Ordering these as an factory original part can cost around
$80 so this is really worth the time to shop.

The weed whacker needs an ignition module (solid state magneto, sans
points) and so far the used one on e-bay for $14 is tempting me vs.
$30 for a new one.

Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf

On Apr 3, 1:46*am, RS at work wrote:
In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. *Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. *The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. *Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

I actually ordered parts for my mower 4 times. *The first round was a
carb overhaul. *Amazon came up with vendor with a good price, but the
shipping and handling was mostly handling, but I made an end run
around Amazon and got the vendor to send it first class mail for a
couple of bucks and had it 2 days later.

I saved about $40 when I ordered the parts to fix the governor over
what Sears had for their prices.

I discovered a needed part when I was pulling every thing apart and
found it a little cheaper on line with freight rather than getting it
local and I can get buy for a few days with the old part.

The last thing was *just the v-belt for the drive. *(I originally
thought the belt was OK until I was cleaning the deck before re-
installing the motor. *I figured the local auto parts places would
have it (nope not a size used on cars so not stocked. *I finally got
one at a farm supply for $6, I checked, and Sears parts had one for
$17 plus freight, Getting one from the place I got the engine parts
would have set me back &14+ and McMaster Carr had them for about
$4.50. *A few places had them a buck or so cheaper, but probably would
clip me on the freight.

The igniter for the dryer had a really big swing. *If you ever need an
igniter there is only a few styles and the biggest difference is the
sheet metal bracket that holds the ceramic encased glow bar. *the
generic ones can be found for as little as $13 but you might need to
splice the wires (ceramic wire nuts provided.) or re-use your old
bracket. *Ordering *these as an factory original part can cost around
$80 so this is really worth the time to shop.

The weed whacker needs an ignition module (solid state magneto, sans
points) and so far the used one on e-bay for $14 is tempting me vs.
$30 for a new one.

Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf

I have seen similar variety in pricing on parts and labor.

And yes...most people have it hired done...and pay dearly for the
priviledge.

Companies view parts and service as a profit center...and with
purchases of durable goods down are using parts and service to make
profit projections.

If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.


I helped a boat owner replace a microswitch on his steering control.
He mentioned they sure want a pretty penny for those switches, I had
to ask "how much". He said they were $70 or if you bought 5 they
were $50 each.
I did an online search and found them for $14.71, with over 2000 in stock,
and I found 3 for $8.95 and I found them for $8.53 minimum purchase 100.
Same manufacturer, same part number.
Ya, prices very.
Mikek

Rich Grise wrote:
RS at work wrote:

In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

Isn't that "whacker?"

Anyway, how do you break a gas oven?

Thanks,
Rich

Igniter element , glows red/yellow hot , which turns on the gas valve and
lights 'er up .

--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:46:09 -0700 (PDT), the renowned RS at work
wrote:

In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

I actually ordered parts for my mower 4 times. The first round was a
carb overhaul. Amazon came up with vendor with a good price, but the
shipping and handling was mostly handling, but I made an end run
around Amazon and got the vendor to send it first class mail for a
couple of bucks and had it 2 days later.

I saved about $40 when I ordered the parts to fix the governor over
what Sears had for their prices.

I discovered a needed part when I was pulling every thing apart and
found it a little cheaper on line with freight rather than getting it
local and I can get buy for a few days with the old part.

The last thing was just the v-belt for the drive. (I originally
thought the belt was OK until I was cleaning the deck before re-
installing the motor. I figured the local auto parts places would
have it (nope not a size used on cars so not stocked. I finally got
one at a farm supply for $6, I checked, and Sears parts had one for
$17 plus freight, Getting one from the place I got the engine parts
would have set me back &14+ and McMaster Carr had them for about
$4.50. A few places had them a buck or so cheaper, but probably would
clip me on the freight.

The igniter for the dryer had a really big swing. If you ever need an
igniter there is only a few styles and the biggest difference is the
sheet metal bracket that holds the ceramic encased glow bar. the
generic ones can be found for as little as $13 but you might need to
splice the wires (ceramic wire nuts provided.) or re-use your old
bracket. Ordering these as an factory original part can cost around
$80 so this is really worth the time to shop.

The weed whacker needs an ignition module (solid state magneto, sans
points) and so far the used one on e-bay for $14 is tempting me vs.
$30 for a new one.

Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf


What I love about the Internet is that you can not only find these
things, but also figure out how to diagnose the problem, identify the
correct parts, and install them, generally for free. I've probably
saved $3K in the last couple of years, and generally had fun doing it.
Eg. replaced the furnace controller and bought a spare (exact
replacement) ignitor-- about $120 total. Bought and installed a heater
blower for my car ($240, would have cost $1K to have it done). Etc.
etc.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

RS at work wrote:

In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

Isn't that "whacker?"

Anyway, how do you break a gas oven?

Thanks,
Rich

On 4/2/2011 11:46 PM, RS at work wrote:
In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

details snipped


Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf

when the price difference is modest, some of us elect to support local
businesses. I will also from time to time go to a local business and
show them the on-line price and say "I want to support local businesses
like you but I can't afford this price difference" - sometimes the on
line price is less than their cost, sometimes they can help and meet me
part way.
--
www.wbnoble.com

"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my truck
at the dealership. $400 of it was the alternator. An OEM alternator from a
parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not repaired, but new) was
$200. The serpentine belt was $40. I did it myself. It was a pain
actually on that model truck, but I figure at the same labor rate they
charge I could do it for just over half now that I have done one.

On Apr 3, 7:29*am, Rich Grise wrote:
RS at work wrote:
In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. *Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

Isn't that "whacker?"

Anyway, how do you break a gas oven?

Thanks,
Rich

I didn't break it, I got it in a non working condition off of
craigslist for $30. They had advertised it for $50 but when I showed
up, the guy said his wife felt guilty to take that much sow they said
that they would be happy to drop the price to $30. I had thought I
was getting a really good price at $50.

Anyway the only thing wrong with it was that the igniter was week. It
glowed but it did not get hot enough to kick open the gas valve.

Roger Shoaf

On Apr 3, 8:44*am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my truck
at the dealership. *$400 of it was the alternator. *An OEM alternator from a
parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not repaired, but new) was
$200. *The serpentine belt was $40. *I did it myself. *It was a pain
actually on that model truck, but I figure at the same labor rate they
charge I could do it for just over half now that I have done one.

Great Bob.

The next thing you need to learn is how to rebuild the alternator
yourself. Now instead of paying $200 for the alternator, you install
a diode or two and a bearing and only flop for the parts so the $160
you save can go towards the tool budget. Often the feeling after
fixing something is, gee whiz is that all there is to this?

Roger Shoaf

Bill Noble wrote:
when the price difference is modest, some of us elect to support local
businesses. I will also from time to time go to a local business and
show them the on-line price and say "I want to support local
businesses like you but I can't afford this price difference" -
sometimes the on line price is less than their cost, sometimes they
can help and meet me part way.

Ditto on that. One of the local small engine shops has given me very good
pricing on some items over the years. They also have given me some old
obsolete parts for free, and before I knew how to pull a mower flywheel,
they did it for me without charge.

I am more than happy to purchase parts from them now, knowing that I am
repaying my civil debt and helping them to stay in business so that they can
help out another kid who counts pennies and needs a break. Same with the
local used appliance place, who employs local guys to do the dirty work of
cleaning and rebuilding used appliances.

Sometimes it's a better deal to pay a little more for a local business.

Jon

On Apr 3, 9:57*am, Bill Noble wrote:
On 4/2/2011 11:46 PM, RS at work wrote:

In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. *Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. *The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. *Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

* details snipped



Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf

when the price difference is modest, some of us elect to support local
businesses. *I will also from time to time go to a local business and
show them the on-line price and say "I want to support local businesses
like you but I can't afford this price difference" - sometimes the on
line price is less than their cost, sometimes they can help and meet me
part way.
--www.wbnoble.com

Well said.

I also try to spend my money local..it is the ONLY way to keep local
businesses in place.

But...I do not approve of price gouging and that is exactly what some
local businesses do.

TMT

On Apr 3, 10:44*am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my truck
at the dealership. *$400 of it was the alternator. *An OEM alternator from a
parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not repaired, but new) was
$200. *The serpentine belt was $40. *I did it myself. *It was a pain
actually on that model truck, but I figure at the same labor rate they
charge I could do it for just over half now that I have done one.

LOL..that is not an isolated case.

A year ago I needed a door handle for a shop pickup (Ford F150).

Being that I had to go the dealer for a recall repair, I stopped by
the parts counter for a quote.

I was quoted $156.

Both I and the parts counter guy laughed and laughed and laughed.

He said that usually most people get mad and it was refreshing to have
a customer who would laugh at the obvious stupidity of the situation.

On the way home, I stopped by and got one from the junkyard....cost
$2.00...and a box of doughnuts ...and a thank you.

.....and a standing offer to help them fight off any urban renewal that
would cause them to go away.

TMT

TMT

On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:19:26 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
wrote:

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:46:09 -0700 (PDT), the renowned RS at work
wrote:

In the past couple of months I have been plagued with repair
necessities. Washing machine, dryer, ice maker, gas oven, lawn mower
and weed wacker.

In doing all of this work I have done a bunch of shopping around and I
am amazed at the variation in prices for parts. The washing machine
needed a kit to repair the agitator. Part price varied from $4 to
$15, and freight was all over the map.

The ice maker project was looking to be about $90 in parts until I
found that ABT electronics In Chicago would ship me a whole brand new
kit including everything from the water valve to the ice bucket for
$41 including freight.

I actually ordered parts for my mower 4 times. The first round was a
carb overhaul. Amazon came up with vendor with a good price, but the
shipping and handling was mostly handling, but I made an end run
around Amazon and got the vendor to send it first class mail for a
couple of bucks and had it 2 days later.

I saved about $40 when I ordered the parts to fix the governor over
what Sears had for their prices.

I discovered a needed part when I was pulling every thing apart and
found it a little cheaper on line with freight rather than getting it
local and I can get buy for a few days with the old part.

The last thing was just the v-belt for the drive. (I originally
thought the belt was OK until I was cleaning the deck before re-
installing the motor. I figured the local auto parts places would
have it (nope not a size used on cars so not stocked. I finally got
one at a farm supply for $6, I checked, and Sears parts had one for
$17 plus freight, Getting one from the place I got the engine parts
would have set me back &14+ and McMaster Carr had them for about
$4.50. A few places had them a buck or so cheaper, but probably would
clip me on the freight.

The igniter for the dryer had a really big swing. If you ever need an
igniter there is only a few styles and the biggest difference is the
sheet metal bracket that holds the ceramic encased glow bar. the
generic ones can be found for as little as $13 but you might need to
splice the wires (ceramic wire nuts provided.) or re-use your old
bracket. Ordering these as an factory original part can cost around
$80 so this is really worth the time to shop.

The weed whacker needs an ignition module (solid state magneto, sans
points) and so far the used one on e-bay for $14 is tempting me vs.
$30 for a new one.

Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf


What I love about the Internet is that you can not only find these
things, but also figure out how to diagnose the problem, identify the
correct parts, and install them, generally for free. I've probably
saved $3K in the last couple of years, and generally had fun doing it.
Eg. replaced the furnace controller and bought a spare (exact
replacement) ignitor-- about $120 total. Bought and installed a heater
blower for my car ($240, would have cost $1K to have it done). Etc.
etc.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
A couple years ago SWMBO wanted a specific kitchen sink in the new
counter top and cupboards. She bought it (delivered) from a supplier
in Utah for one third the price that we would have had to pay to pick
one up locally, and guess what - it was made in Canada!
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

"RS at work" wrote in message
...


Also I wonder how may folks out there forgo all the fun I have and
either pay for service calls and labor, replace repairable items or
hire out the task of mowing the lawn (Of course for the first 10 years
of home ownership I had a guy that charged me $6 a week to mow front
and back, so I didn't bother buying the lawn mower until he retired.)
or giving the mower a oil change and tune up.

Roger Shoaf

It's all an equation. How much time do you have to spend, and how valuable
is your time? How valuable is the down time of the item, and how soon does
it need returned to service? How long is it until you have the time and/or
the money to fix it yourself? Is the price you are getting just an out and
out ripoff?

Sometimes, it is better to just have it fixed. But, to me, sometimes when
it goes past a point, and I can see they're making 50 or $75 an hour or
more, I'll do it unless it's totally technical, and then I'll look for a
cheaper repairman.

Had a locking mechanism on my few year old oven that malfunctioned. Guy
came out for $70 and said it needed a motherboard and other things, and it
would be $600. I pulled the unit, found the tek papers inside, unplugged
it, and replugged it, which displays error codes. Door interlock
malfunction indicated. Replacement part locally: $23. I changed it, and
notified the company if I didn't get my $70 back that I'd call the local TV
station that likes to do news items on ripoffs. Got the $70 back.

Other things over the years similarly. But when it comes to big ticket
items, a second opinion is often free, and with the Internet, any Rube can
find deals on replacement parts, and sometimes locally with no shipping or
waiting.

How bad do you need it, and how much do you want to spend, and can you
confidently DIY? I'd say it comes down to that.

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my
truck at the dealership. $400 of it was the alternator. An OEM
alternator from a parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not
repaired, but new) was $200. The serpentine belt was $40. I did it
myself. It was a pain actually on that model truck, but I figure at the
same labor rate they charge I could do it for just over half now that I
have done one.


4l60E automatic transmission rebuilt :

$1495.00


DIY rebuild kit :

$69.00

--

Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Apr 3, 10:44 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:

"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message

If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my truck
at the dealership. $400 of it was the alternator. An OEM alternator from a
parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not repaired, but new) was
$200. The serpentine belt was $40. I did it myself. It was a pain
actually on that model truck, but I figure at the same labor rate they
charge I could do it for just over half now that I have done one.


LOL..that is not an isolated case.

A year ago I needed a door handle for a shop pickup (Ford F150).

Being that I had to go the dealer for a recall repair, I stopped by
the parts counter for a quote.

I was quoted $156.

Both I and the parts counter guy laughed and laughed and laughed.

He said that usually most people get mad and it was refreshing to have
a customer who would laugh at the obvious stupidity of the situation.

On the way home, I stopped by and got one from the junkyard....cost
$2.00...and a box of doughnuts ...and a thank you.

....and a standing offer to help them fight off any urban renewal that
would cause them to go away.

TMT

TMT

Ford, Europe at least, used to be known for having some of the most
expensive spare parts of any major car maker but they did turn that
around and became more competitive price wise. A mate said that on many
occasions he found the Ford OEM parts from the dealer cheaper or
comparable to the pattern parts being sold by local "cheap" spares
places. It does pay to shop around sometimes.

On Apr 4, 4:47*pm, Steve Ackman
wrote:
... ...Obviously, the primer pump no longer pumps or
if it does, not nearly well enough.
* Grab a piece of 1/4" tubing to fit over the bleed
screw. *Too loose... barely. *Cut a 3/16" length of
10mm poly tubing to jam over the 1/4" which "crimped"
it just enough. *Loosen bleed screw. *Jam hose on. *
Suck. *Suck some more. *I hear diesel bubbling at the
bleed screw. *Yank the hose off and snug the screw as
quick as I can. *Upstream of the filter is now filled
with fuel. *Pull the fuel line off the rail side of the
filter block. *Get an empty honey squeeze bottle, fill
with diesel, and the nozzle is a nice size for filling
the fuel line. *Only cranked for 3 seconds before firing
right up....

I added an outboard motor primer bulb to my tractor to prime the fuel
pump and fill the carb bowl.

jsw

On Apr 4, 9:39*am, David Billington
wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Apr 3, 10:44 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:

"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message

If you want a good laugh, go down to your car dealer and price some
OEM parts..

TMT

A few months ago I was quoted over $800 to change the alternator on my truck
at the dealership. *$400 of it was the alternator. *An OEM alternator from a
parts store (not rebuilt, not remanufactured, not repaired, but new) was
$200. *The serpentine belt was $40. *I did it myself. *It was a pain
actually on that model truck, but I figure at the same labor rate they
charge I could do it for just over half now that I have done one.

LOL..that is not an isolated case.

A year ago I needed a door handle for a shop pickup (Ford F150).

Being that I had to go the dealer for a recall repair, I stopped by
the parts counter for a quote.

I was quoted $156.

Both I and the parts counter guy laughed and laughed and laughed.

He said that usually most people get mad and it was refreshing to have
a customer who would laugh at the obvious stupidity of the situation.

On the way home, I stopped by and got one from the junkyard....cost
$2.00...and a box of doughnuts ...and a thank you.

....and a standing offer to help them fight off any urban renewal that
would cause them to go away.

TMT

TMT

Ford, Europe at least, used to be known for having some of the most
expensive spare parts of any major car maker but they did turn that
around and became more competitive price wise. A mate said that on many
occasions he found the Ford OEM parts from the dealer cheaper or
comparable to the pattern parts being sold by local "cheap" spares
places. It does pay to shop around sometimes.- Hide quoted text -

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Just sit back and watch replacement part prices for anything Japanese
when the Japan disaster works itself through the JIT system.

Big surprises coming for Japanese car owners and those domestics that
use Japanese content.

TMT