Auto parts. Since "cash for clunkers", availability is good, but not by application of those deemed "clunkers". Chevy used the same power steering pump for xx years and they're all over the place but the counter guy says it's not available for THAT one. Brands have changed or gone extinct since the covid hoax. Prices have doubled or even tripled.
My 15 yo auto needed extensive repairs during covid, could NOT find a used replacement, and even new cars, if we had wanted to pay that price, were not available. Bottom line: I paid for repairs, as much as I had paid for the vehicle to begin with! Even though it was not "economically repairable". It is still running. Weird indeed! The auto market since covid has defied all previous experience. WUT?
Here's my economics after 40 years of wrenching: $1,800 a year, or $150 a month to keep it on the road plus gas and liability insurance IS STILL cheaper than a new car. You just need a FAIR and HONEST mechanic. We're still out here. Oh, and 10 year financing... What you got after it's paid for? An old clunker.
It's amazing to me that I couldn't buy parts for a 15 year old car just a few years ago, but you can still find parts on sale for Model T and Model A Fords.
Auto parts. Since "cash for clunkers", availability is good, but not by application of those deemed "clunkers". Chevy used the same power steering pump for xx years and they're all over the place but the counter guy says it's not available for THAT one. Brands have changed or gone extinct since the covid hoax. Prices have doubled or even tripled.
My 15 yo auto needed extensive repairs during covid, could NOT find a used replacement, and even new cars, if we had wanted to pay that price, were not available. Bottom line: I paid for repairs, as much as I had paid for the vehicle to begin with! Even though it was not "economically repairable". It is still running. Weird indeed! The auto market since covid has defied all previous experience. WUT?
Here's my economics after 40 years of wrenching: $1,800 a year, or $150 a month to keep it on the road plus gas and liability insurance IS STILL cheaper than a new car. You just need a FAIR and HONEST mechanic. We're still out here. Oh, and 10 year financing... What you got after it's paid for? An old clunker.
It's amazing to me that I couldn't buy parts for a 15 year old car just a few years ago, but you can still find parts on sale for Model T and Model A Fords.