Michael Elliott wrote:
> Mr Squirrel wants to buy a spare starter to carry in his 84 auto
> transmission Volkswagen Vanagon in case the original one fails. If he
> never uses the new starter, how much will Mr Squirrel pay for either of
> these starters (not including shipping and local sales and use tax, in
> U.S. dollars? How much in Escudos, at the current exchange rate?

> Example 1. A rebuilt Bosch starter for $164 with a $60 core charge.

> Example 2. A no-name rebuilt starter for $130 with "no core charge."

you pay a core charge until you return the old starter to the place you
bought the new one from...then you get the core charge refunded...it's a
way for them to get the old parts...starters, alternators, etc. back so
the rebuilders have something to work with and they don't just go to the
dump.

If you don't have an old starter in exchange you'll lose your core
charge...it may be worth finding a starter for $10 at the junk yard to
use in exchange.

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Sincerely,

-- Wil

"The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but
that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line."
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