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New cars are cheap to assemble but expensive...
Posted by TKC (more from TKC) on Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:57:07
In Reply to: New cars are too expensive to fix, Brian in MA, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:05:23
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to fix. New cars are generally safer but many new cars use large components or ready made assemblies and they are not meant to be replaced piece meal. Main reason is to save on assembly cost and labor time. In essence, auto makers pass on the expense to the consumers in the form of expensive repairs.
A simple example would be the bumper covers on new cars. The bumper covers are huge one piece from side to side, some including part of the front grille or lights. So when you hit something substantial, the whole cover has to be replaced plus the actual bumper materials beneath the cover. Also, the bumper cover is usually jammed up against lighting assemblies and the lighting assemblies would nicely get crushed when the bumper cover is hit hard. So instead of replacing a bumper, you need to replace the cover, the buffer beneath the cover as well as light assemblies directly on the cover or right next to the cover.
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Posts in this Thread:
- New cars are too expensive to fix, Brian in MA, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:05:23
- Most of those parts mentioned in the article..., keeton, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:57:48
- Much cheaper and easier to fix a car than it is to fix., Red Rocket, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:03:20
- 740iL, $4,500 airbags and windshield....., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:31:35 - This is one reason I plan on keeping my C900 TCoupe, KB88900T, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:31:22
- $1000 per air bag?, Bob M, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:06:02
- What makes it more interesting is how the prices, Noel, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:04:25
- Maybe, but still cheep compared to a new head! ;) /nm, Nathaniel Wallace, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:01:48
- New cars are cheap to assemble but expensive..., TKC, Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:57:07 <-- Viewing This Message
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