[GH85Carrera]

Yea, the evaporator fan that blows the cold air, it under 20 bucks, and takes three screws and only take a couple of minutes to take it out. It too is right on top. My last one started drawing so much power it burned up the fan speed selector switch and the power relay. Both are easy to replace and cheap.

I can't even imagine how much it would cost on my wife's car. Often the alternators, starters, or AC compressors are hidden away or stuck in the inaccessible places and have insane prices.

Changing the starter on the Elky is just a greasy job, and the starter weighs about 200 pounds. Well OK, that might be an exaggeration. It is one heavy chunk and getting it up into position is done by feel. The good news is it is AutoZone guaranteed forever unit. It has been on there over 65,000 miles. The alternator last a few years and makes racket. I have two alternators. One is an AutoZone unit and the other is a local built unit. I just swap them back and forth when one dies. It only takes 10 minutes if I am taking my time.

After owning that Elky for 27 years, and driving over 300,000 miles I have repaired of replaced almost everything at least once. It is still orders of magnitude cheaper than a car payment or buying something newer.