Worth, no probably not, but that's not to say the Manufacturer won't charge that much.

I recall reading about a lawsuit in the US where a couple of Insurance companies were suing GM because they were voiding warranties on cars repaired with non-OEM parts.

The companies responded by saying that building a 1996 Chevy Lumina from OEM GM parts would cost $72,600, more than triple the selling MSRP never mind the selling (lower) price of the car.

On another note I myself raised an issue with 'Bota over some prices in their book. A standard 1/2" male quick coupler that sold most places for $6.95 was $29.95 if you looked it up by the 'Bota part number.

The part I had issue with was 'Bota bought from the same company (Pioneer) that sold for $6.95 retail! To make matters worse 'Bota didn't stock the part, they told the dealers to order it from the Pioneer distributor, and if you did order it from the factory, they just had it drop-shipped from the Pioneer distributor anyways!!

Now if you figure it sells for $6.95, so the wholesale cost is probably half of that, so it's what, about a 800% mark-up? That isn't too bad now is it?

Best of luck.

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