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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
I would thing the biggest difference is the features that come standard on an expensive car.
Look at a Mercedes S class car. All sorts of features were first ever seen on an S class Mercedes. The more features and doo dads the more to maintain.
I can say with 100% certainty that my 911 will never have a leaking power steering pump, never have a failure in the ABS systems, The keyless entry system is 100% solid as is the traction control system and it never needs maintenance of any sort and I never have problems with the tire pressure monitoring computer.
Traction control is a mandated feature as well as tire pressure monitoring on the cheapest cars sold in the USA now.
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Exactly.
A lot also has to do with how the manufacturer designed the car to be worked on and serviced. Since a luxury car isn't trying to eek out the most MPG, it often has a larger less aerodynamic body, this can make access to work on the car easier. A luxury high performance car on the other hand, may be hell.
Labor rates will be roughly fixed reguardless of brand, or expense when new, the amount of hours required will vary with the design. Part expenses will vary based on the support tree, and complexity of parts.
Porsche 944 early wheel offset, can run VW front control arms, this keeps the parts cost in that area extremely low as its shared by many cars. The alloy suspension arms on a 997 911, could run you a few thousand to replace a set in contrast.