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<blockquote data-quote="FullAuto" data-source="post: 2775169" data-attributes="member: 5110"><p>The limited ability to repair is a huge issue. When you could fix a steel fender for 6 hours ($300) or have to replace it because it's aluminum it's going to be a $400 parts, 2.5 hours @ 2.5x the rate to replace it plus all the additional paint time and materials to edge it out because it's a new part. Part costs are going to be at least 30% more if there is NO increase (and that's impossible) because CAPA aftermarket is roughly 70% of OEM. And just a lack of competition in the market for repairs will drive up costs, i.e. longer rental cars because waiting to be repaired took longer due to limited qualified shops, more labor intensive repairs, higher tow bills bringing them to specific places that aren't close.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FullAuto, post: 2775169, member: 5110"] The limited ability to repair is a huge issue. When you could fix a steel fender for 6 hours ($300) or have to replace it because it's aluminum it's going to be a $400 parts, 2.5 hours @ 2.5x the rate to replace it plus all the additional paint time and materials to edge it out because it's a new part. Part costs are going to be at least 30% more if there is NO increase (and that's impossible) because CAPA aftermarket is roughly 70% of OEM. And just a lack of competition in the market for repairs will drive up costs, i.e. longer rental cars because waiting to be repaired took longer due to limited qualified shops, more labor intensive repairs, higher tow bills bringing them to specific places that aren't close. [/QUOTE]
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