[urq] One sees a good news when he can...

[Bob D]

And I got the plastic hood prop rod holder for .99 cents! I was kind of 
floored too!

bob

Louis_Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com wrote:

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>After so many complaints from listers (including me!) about high prices for
>our older cars, I found at least one part that was clearly inexpensive:
>811 823 531 is the hood release cable assembly, including the in-car
>handle: retail price is only 14.23 $CAN. That is real cheap in my book.
>
>The funny thing is that the grommet (in fact a very simple rubber plug)
>that goes in the body where the cable passes thru is 3.60 $ !! This part
>(311 611 743) is so common it fits all VAG cars from 1947 to 1996 !
>
>I guess they have to make their money somewhere :-)
>
>So, Brady, when that shop charged you around 50$ for the cable of your
>4000Q, they made a HUGE markup, didn't they ?
>
>Louis-Alain
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