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Carmakers make big parts, like body panels
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:59:29
In Reply to: Re: 9000 Parts Question, Simon S, Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:56:47
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entire engines/trannies, some suspension parts, maybe seats, etc., but lots of stuff is made by 3rd party suppliers with longstanding contracts. The stuff may or may not have a Saab (or whatever) logo on it, but it is made under contract by a company that makes that kind of part to a given specification and may be licensed to put the manufacturer's logo on the part.
These companies all know the approximate size of the market for those parts and will continue to make them based on demand. For cars out of production, model-specific parts are made in runs that may occur X times a year to build an inventory that is then used up over several months. That's how some parts wind up on back-order: the parts company is waiting until it's time to make a new run of that particular part.
So over time, some parts will become harder to find. But there is the used parts market, too, which sometimes means hunting for some items. Then there's reman stuff, like brake calipers which are likely to be around for many years, as there's a market for them.
The youngest 9K is now 11 years old. Will there be parts around to keep it running until it's 25? Very likely. But the pickings will get thinner over time, and some creativity will be required in getting things to work. But that's part of having what will become an unusual older car.
Posts in this Thread:
- OEM parts - panic starting ?, vtsnaab , Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:52:24
- NO MORE PARTS!!!, Dale, Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:50:17
- 9000 Parts Question, Marvin Stockman, Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:14:33
- Clarification: OEM + DIO..., vtsnaab , Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:16:27
- Never panic. Over anything., Noel, Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:34:10
- Re: OEM parts - panic starting ?, swede-murphy , Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:26:25
- nonsense.., derf, Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:05:35
- Re: OEM parts - panic starting hopefully not, davidk, Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:56:30
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