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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
Have we reached a point where the technology is so costly to repair that vehicles will be totalled ? .
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Yes. In another thread we discussed the cost of replacing a wiring harness on an upscale car (Audi?) that was chewed by a mouse exceeded the value of the car.
I think part of the problem is build quality. Is it so hard to use rodent-resistant wiring? So hard to seal a taillight unit against water leaks? Or for that matter, is it so hard to build cars that don’t require an absurd number of new parts to make a simple repair? I’m thinking here of my Tundra that a squirrel chewed through an emissions hose. They had to replace the entire fuel tank ($1900) because a 1/4 inch rubber hose that was an integral part of the tank had a hole in it.