Muscatine

  I had a little experience a few days back on prices when I went to get in to my truck when it was raining. I slipped and hit my knee on the head light switch and it broke falling on the floorboard. I called the local dealer and it was $ 13.00 plus tax so I told them I would get back to them.

I called dealers in Davenport & Moline with the same results so I checked out the salvage yards and their price was $ 7.00 plus tax and one told me they had a minimum charge of $ 20.00.

I ended up paying the local dealer the $ 13.00 because you can not drive to the quad cities & back for the difference.

The real kicker was the factory replacement part was made in China.

Car parts pricing is crazy, isn't it Kenn?

You're lucky this didn't happen to your headlight switch at night down at the pits while watching the submarine races!

Several years ago, a knob on our washer broke and it cost thirty some bucks for a freakin knob. I think the high cost of parts has contributed to our "throw-away" generation - if it breaks - toss it!

That plus things just aren't made to be easily repaired.