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Furthermore, in most countries original car sellers are legally required to stock parts for their cars for some seriously long time; I think it's close to twen
by entropicgravity 4y ago
Furthermore, in most countries original car sellers are legally required to stock parts for their cars for some seriously long time; I think it's close to twenty years.
- cameronh90 4y agoOne problem with the parts of newer cars is quite often they come in "assemblies" rather than individual parts. For example, I somehow misplaced the brake fluid cap for my car and needed to buy a new one. OEM would have required that I buy a new master cylinder assembly (including pump and more) for £200 and no garages seemed to stock the particular cap I needed. As I couldn't find anyone willing to sell the cap on its own, I ended up buying the fluid tank from a breaker on eBay for £30 and just used the cap and put the rest in my loft just in case I ever need it. That being said, the reason this is harder than it used to be is because fewer people need to buy individual parts nowadays. The market is evaporating. Still, some standardisation or legislation about what counts as a "part" could be valuable, but I'd be concerned about over-regulation reducing innovation and reliability, so it's hard to find a balance.