Re: Why don't companies make parts for us?

From: Jon Steiger (jon@dakota-truck.net)
Date: Mon Jan 08 2001 - 13:40:12 EST


andylevy@bigfoot.com (Andy Levy) wrote in <3A58A801.CD8B4F4A@bigfoot.com>:

>I was just looking at intake manifolds on Edelbrock's website and every
>single one made for the Chrysler 318/360 states "Will not work on 92 and
>later Magnum engines." Now, I know there were changes made when the
>Magnum design came out, but why do companies (and this applies to others
>as well, not just Edelbrock) not have ANYTHING for an engine design
>introduced 8 or 9 years ago?
>

   I have three theories, ranging from downright paranoid to the
   almost logical... :-) I suspect the truth is some combination
   of the three.

  1) Vast conspiracy. The Chebby and Phoard guys have an inferiority
     complex and are trying to choke us out of the aftermarket.

  2) The "other guys" need all the help they can get. Maybe the
     aftermarket guys don't think they can improve upon perfection.

  3) Supply and demand. There's a saying that goes something like,
     "Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realize
     that, by definition, half of the population is even more stupid
     than that!" Uninformed people buy silly vehicles, therefore
     Mopar has a fairly small market share. Where is the money? Its
     in making parts for the huge segment of the population that drives
     silly vehicles.

   No offense to you guys who own some "other" brand; heck, my family
   has a couple of "other" vehicles parked in the driveway, too, its
   just a theory. :-)

-- 

-Jon-

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