"Clete" <lecllaij@halifax.ca> wrote in message
news:bau8f5h7jsb47pfut25asu7929u1qmt8cq@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:24:46 -0500, "Seth"
> <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"Clete" <lecllaij@halifax.ca> wrote in message
>>news:d1s8f51g44cde9iansrcihiak2gijb30j0@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:25:33 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Clete <lecllaij@halifax.ca> wrote in
>>>>news:ne98f5pfe7kevk6i89h78vsa278f4lgmuu@4ax.co m:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> OEM SchmoEM, a thermostat is a thermostat. Company A bids on a
>>>>> contract to supply Honda with them , Honda jacks price by 30% . You
>>>>> are buying the exact same aftermarket product 9 out of 10 times in
>>>>> most parts.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>O, ye of little experience!
>>>
>>>
>>> I am open for proof. I will humbly apologize if proven wrong.
>>> Sometimes I feel a couple of people in this group either work for or
>>> own a dealership. Hence the OEM rhetoric.
>>
>>
>>When OEM SchomoEM is making them for sale to the public, they can make
>>them
>>as cheaply as they want to maximize profit. When making them for Honda,
>>they have to follow specific standards per their contract with Honda which
>>may (and usually is) better than the minimum to maximize profit. Honda
>>doesn't want to let a cheap part ruin the reputation of the car line.
>>
>>Yup, often times that OEM part will be more expensive than the 3rd party
>>equivalent. But it's still a tiny fraction of the over all cost of the
>>car
>>and most times not worth the hassle.
>>
>>I bought my Hondas for reliability. I'm not going to jeopardize that with
>>a
>>weak link.
>
> Do you really think a company retools their production line to
> produce 2 different quality parts ? Give your head a shake.


Sure do. Could be to produce the 3rd party product at a lower manufacturing
cost to increase profit or to satisfy a contractual obligation on behalf of
the OEM (like Honda) they produce the OEM product for.

It's called business.