[Spridgets] NO LBC - A Proposal: The Mechanical Car

[David Riker]

My wife's Lexus is due for it's 60,000 mile service.  In addition, the 
timing belt is due to be replaced because it is over 6 years old.  I went 
online to Bellvue Lexus and they have a service menu with the pricing.  The 
services due will cost.....

over $2100 .................

I'm in the business and that even shocked me.  It's just a glorified Toyota 
for Pete's sake!

I've printed up the items that are due, and I'm going to meet with my guys 
tomorrow and see if the Subaru techs are up to the task.

Wow, still sitting down.

Dave R.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathryn Bales" <kgb at frontiernet.net>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] NO LBC - A Proposal: The Mechanical Car


> Manufacturers will never again build a "basic" anything for one simple
> reason - money. They actually make far more on maintenance and repairs
> than they do on the initial sale of the vehicle. Parts are usually
> dealer only items, so they can jack up prices to pretty much anything
> they like, and they like money. A basic vehicle would encourage the
> younger set to learn shade tree mechanics and discover that aftermarket
> parts are not only cheaper to purchase, but perform better and last
> longer than OEM.
>
> Kate


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