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Today's 'Question Everything' is :-
Did you know that a locking gas cap for a Dodge Caliber costs $137.74 ?
The cap itself costs $87.98, and then there's another $35.00 for coding its blank core to match that of your own ignition key. That way, everything works with the same key, and you better not lose it, or it's hiking time again. The good news is, this locking gas cap comes with its own tether to hold it onto the car, so you don't lose your investment. The locking gas cap on my Neon didn't have a tether, but on the other hand, it didn't cost $137.74 either. Times not only change, but your car dealer gets the folding stuff, and you're left with the change. In this case, 26 cents.... I'm not yet ready to calculate how many fill-ups that gas cap represents, but I'm guessing about three. That's about three months of regular driving at my usual mileage.
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Boy, they've really got you don't they? For $35.00 some guy sticks that cap into a gizmo box, pushes go and then puts it back into your car.
ReplyDeleteTotal time spent, probably about 45 seconds and that includes getting a fresh cup of coffee... :-)
What can I say?
ReplyDeleteIt beats the hell out of paying $135 a month for maintenance on a 13-year-old Neon that never saw 41,000 kilometers on its odometer.
I was so happy to get $3,000 for that one, I went a little crazy, OK?
There's only two choices in the car business - make payments on a newer one, or pay somebody to rebuild a relic that's not worth what you're putting into it. That's where they've really got you.