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Originally Posted by Claude_C
It's true that parts often cost too much money. I just replaced a part in my fridge. A plastic rack that was holding the meat drawer. $74 including taxes and shipping. I think the fridge cost us around $700-800. So, 10% for a small part...
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True. But you were still lucky to get those spare-parts. My recent experience was with my 8 year old e-bike. The seller, who also "manufactured" the bike (read=let it pre-build in China and just did the finishing touch), did tell me they no longer build bikes, the batteries were not obtainable anymore, the support motors were out-of-stock, the electronics non-existent today. So I have a perfectly functional and serviceable e-bike, with a life-span of at least 10 more years, unless something breaks (which surely will happen someday) and it becomes junk-yard material.