Was just an example.Originally posted by WyrreJ
Gross yeah, but to net $2K per vehicle they
And they do.people will pay stupid money for it.
For example, I drove my bud's 82 yo grandmother's car today (97 Lincoln Mk8 with only 50k miles, 4.6L V8)... I've also done some maintenance work on it recently. That car is a total POS inside and out. Cheap plastic, cheap leather, you name it. I think her late husband paid 30 grand for this thing back in 98... it was a short-term lease return. 4 months ago it ran like a carb v-8 truck limping on 2 cylinders. It took us 3 hours and a lot of swearing to check and change the plugs. The work was a royal pain in the *****. It has the dumbest engine bay layout I have ever seen. After the new plugs were in, it still ran like a POS. Took it to the dealer and the dealer was amazed that we had changed all 8 plugs in 3 hours. It's a job they normally charge 4 hours for. He also mentioned that on the Navigator, it's even worse. It's a 5 to 6 hour job. 5 to 6 hours to change plugs?! And yet people are dumb enough to pay stupid money for them. So, after two days the dealer finally diagnosed the problem... a faulty plug wire. Guess how much a set of new wires came to... a whopping $250. Hell, a set of quality German made spark plug wires for the Audi A4 costs $80. The V6 VW I had the plug wires only costed me $75. The final repair bill came on the Lincoln came to over $350... and of course they try to convince us that the EGR needed to be replaced or it won't pass smog. Well, the car was tested at DEQ last month and passed with flying colors with the same damn EGR.
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