I would certainly agree with you that it does not pay to buy junk if you
can help it. Do you think that URO makes garbage on purpose of are they
doing the best they can with what they currently have to work with? Are
they being called upon to make things cheaper and cheaper by the
WalMarts of this world, or do they have trouble getting the resources to
make quality parts, or do you really think that they could care less so
long as they can sell the junk?
RB
On 07/05/2018 4:31 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
This comes back as to why there are parts sellers like URO.
In a BenzWorld forum I frequent, some member was all proud and excited about
how they only spent $0.53 for a URO windshield washer reservoir grommet (the
one that seals where the pump goes into the reservoir) even though they had to
use some silicone to get it to seal.
So here’s someone who stepped over a dollar to save some pennies.
I pointed out that the OE part was readily available from any number of dealers
and online suppliers. Typical price?
$1.50
Oh yeah, they never considered that the one they replaced was probably the
original one that had lasted for 20 years, either.
People like this make me sad. It’s one thing to be frugal or resourceful, I
certainly understand that. But to save roughly a buck and still not have a
part that does the job without additional effort or materials just doesn’t make
a lot of sense to me. Or am I being unrealistic?
-D
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