RE: Rip-off of the Year Nomination

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

So you guys complain that spare parts for Audis are expensive...
My mother's Renault needed an distributor cap protective ring. This is a
plastic ring about 3 inches in diameter that goes under the distributor
cap to protect it from oil leaking from the camshaft seal. I think it
probably costs 10-20 cents to produce. And the dealer price is... $12.50
!!! 

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Greg Johnson [SMTP:gregsj@iea.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 13, 1997 5:38 AM
> To:	Quattro List
> Subject:	Rip-off of the Year Nomination
> 
> Fellow Audians,
> 
> When we moved, we kind of just threw everything into the new
> house.
> My Escort Radar Detector was MIA until last week. Surprise,
> the Escort's
> cigarette lighter power plug does not fit my '91 200 TQW. I
> called
> Cincy Microwave - no problem - they have an adapter for
> $2.50 plus
> another $2.50 for "shipping & handling." It arrived today.
> It's a CHEAP
> little plastic sleeve that weigh about an ounce and couldn't
> have cost
> more than 25 cents to produce. I know $5 ain't much -  its
> the principle
> - a 2,000% markup! Outrageous!
> 
> I feel better now.  Thanks!   GregJ