The problem is volume. If you had a hundred thousand made they would be very
inexpensive per unit. Unfortunately your up front cost would be pretty darn
steep. Since only about fifty thousand roadsters were made you would not have
much of a market. If you only had a few thousand made the up front costs
would be about the same and the per unit cost would go way up. Have a hundred
made and the per unit cost would be more than they are now. Most people just
don't appreciate what it costs set up the tooling to produce some of these
parts.
keith
In a message dated 1/28/2005 5:57:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
jim.sylvester@comcast.net writes:
The price of suspension pieces - particularly ball joints - has become
ridiculous! (Ball joints for a 240Z are $38.for a SPL/SRL, they're $200!)
I realize it's an issue of supply and demand with some of the parts nearly
unavailable at any price, but why wouldn't a vendor step in to have the
parts remanufactured by any one of the many off-shore after market parts
suppliers?
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