Re: I don't get it

Posted by NC Wayne on September 07, 2005 at 19:54:00 from (152.163.101.7):

In Reply to: I don't get it posted by jc on September 07, 2005 at 19:04:07:

As a mechanic I know exactly what you mean. I often see people go out and buy a machine they know nothing about. Often they get what would be a good deal on the machine, if it were in good shape, but since they didn't know what to look for beforehand they don't get such a good deal. The kicker comes when they find out what all needs to be repaired and how much it's gonna cost. It's not uncommon to hear the reply that "That's more then I paid for the machine". What they don't understand is for just about every machine the sum of the parts is several times the sum of the whole machine, and then you've got labor on top of that. Then they have to decide do they want to invest more in the pile of junk they just bought to at least make it usable (even though it'll still be junk), or can they sell it to some other unknowing sucker at a loss and get part of their money back. Believe it or not they often decide to fix it. I guess they don't want to admit to themselves that they really screwed up and to sell it would be doing just that. Like you say it makes no sense at all but I see it happening more and more every day as people who didn't grow up around equipment start looking for "play toys". Personally I commend them for wanting "toys" like this, but it's better to spend a little bit to have a local mechanic that can be trusted or a friend that knows the machines to check things out and give an opinion first. It'll save alot of heartache, not to mention money, later....Just my .02

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