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Originally Posted by ant7
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I apologise in advance to the original poster if they feel my post here has in any way detracted from their original thread.  |
No apology needed, your post and all the others are more than welcome.
I spent a lot of my career in manufacturing, including working in the auto industry, Yet every time I price parts for this project I'm flabbergasted. Why does a deck lid latch, very similar to a vw part, cost $280 when the nearly identical VW part costs $18? They're made by the same process, with the same materials, and by the same manufacturer. I understand the economy of scale, but taking that into account the part shouldn't be more than twice the cost of the VW part.
Looks like I'll be painting the car myself, the fact that I could build a small building with a paintbooth buy the equipment and materials and still somehow have money left over compared to having the specialist shop do the work seems crazy to me. I'll admit to being frugal, but I'm not really cheap. I'd much rather pay more for something that will last, but a paint job that removes the factory rust proofing from a car doesn't seem like good value.