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Still Doin Time
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nokesville, Va.
Posts: 8,225
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Basics with manufacturers paying for their mistakes. In short, they prefer not to pay anything. It's a huge cost. Also there's only so much time / resources to bring a product to the the market. It's not just labor it's also parts, typically redesigned to address a problem.
As warranty coverage for the vehicle owner has gone from 12 months, to 24 months, then 36 months and so on there is an increased of overall costs to the manufacturer.
30 years ago - give or take the total service dollar was 80% COD, 20% warranty. Today, the % is the same but the components are reversed.
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'15 Dodge - 'Dango R/T Hauls groceries and Kinda Hauls *ss
'07 Jeep SRT-8 - Hauls groceries and Hauls *ss Sold
'85 Guards Red Targa - Almost finished after 17 years
'95 Road King w/117ci - No time to ride, see above
'77 Sportster Pro-Street Drag Bike w/93ci - Sold
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