In my opinion (and I realize different people will see this differently) I would rather change the Mopar OEM part once and have it last another 80,000 miles (and then pay full price again) than change the OEM part out for a "lifetime warranty" reman and then spend my "lifetime" swapping out poorly rebuilt components over and over and over again. I'm not made of money, but my time is worth something.
Somewhere during the middle of the third power steering pump change (ever done one on an Intrepid? Fun city. Not.) I got this through my thick skull. The other stuff I would pay top dollar for? Thermostats. Water pumps. Timing belts and their tensioners and pulleys. Oxygen sensors. Power steering lines. All of these things are a difficult job for a DIYer on an Intrepid, and some of them can cause catastrophic damage when they fail prematurely. The thermostat is plain and simple an enormous PITA on a 3.2L/3.5L Intrepid. It's a job you only want to have to do ONCE. On Nov 13, 2007 2:19 PM, Thomas R Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The part I don't understand is, the auto manufacturers make contracts > with vendors for the cheapest parts the can make. If they saved $0.15 a > wheel, from one supplier over another, they take the cheapest deal. You > would be surprised at the gigantic mark up of parts over the counter, as > opposed to what was paid for the part on your car. Mopar gives such a > small warranty, that "brand name" means squat! Auto zone may sell cardone > parts, but they have a warranty. NO parts last forever, but warranty > replacement is far cheaper than buying a "name brand" over and over! > Poor design will not change with new parts. > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:55:28 -0600 Nathan Pralle > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Geoff, > > > You will pay more for a genuine Mopar rack, but you will have fewer > problems > > with it. > > I assume if the original Mopar rack was faulty a replacement will not > be, correct? That a replacement would have said faults fixed by now? > Or do you run the risk of getting into the same boat as before? > > Nathan > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> > Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- --Geoff MML Janitor cell (313) 506-7295 / Gizmo ggariepy68 '92 Acclaim *eternal project* | '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee *drunk with torque* | '05 Town & Country *MML thrill ride* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
