BA>>> A discovery I made back in 1987 or thereabouts is that in
 BA>>> Nevada there are precisely two Chrysler dealerships along
 BA>>> I-80.  One is in Reno and the other is in (I think) Elko.
 BA>>> If your Chrysler product breaks in, say, WInnemucca, you're
 BA>>> SOL, the Chrysler dealer there closed over 30 years ago.

 BK>>  I haven't used a dealer for serivce for years. Not since the
 BK>>  last new car I bought, in 1994. For that matter, that was the
 BK>>  only new car I bought.

 BA> That's great.  But if I need a non-generic *Chrysler*
 BA> part...

 I just needed a dealer only Olds part. Only when the shop
 ordered it they discovered the part was changed, the new part is
 available on the aftermarket. At hundreds of dollars less.

 You can order a part from a dealer out of state. It will just
 take time to get there. All new car manufacturers go through
 that, so an old and dying one is also.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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