Author: MJT
Few Car Accessories are Custom Parts Any More
Sometimes it seems in today’s world that all car accessories
are standard. Custom parts are only
crazy things that nobody needs and only the precious few who can afford such
extravagances opt into buying. Many new
car accessories aren’t actually custom parts, although it’s not always clear
that they’re custom parts that you’re actually paying extra for because they’re
putting these custom part accessories on all cars that they’re selling of that
make and model at that particular dealership.
What Exactly Are You Paying For?
It seems odd that expensive options are not always
options. For example, some cars are not
available with a standard gear shift even though many people prefer a standard
shift car and the standard shift is much cheaper than an automatic one, not
to mention is more efficient on gas,
which makes a big difference with today’s oil prices. This is a great example of where an expensive
option is not always offered as an option available for a higher price; in a
lot of cases, the only way to buy the car is to buy an automatic shift version
of the car.
There is a very long list of other car accessories that were
custom parts and now are standard. For
instance, not everyone needs a CD player in their car; for some this car
accessory is a custom part, at least, it should be one, according to this
subset of the population. However, in a
lot of cases it is a standard part, most cars come with a CD player, which is
included in the price. What many people
don’t realize is that they are actually paying for this CD player; it’s just
that they’re not paying for it separately as a custom car accessory or
part. Manufacturers have gotten smart
and made small things like this standard issue, but raised the price, in doing
so.
These standard parts and accessories make custom parts an
idea of the past. It’s no longer
necessary to take a look at what is standard on the vehicle you are looking
into buying and then looking at the list of custom options and their equivalent
prices. In most cases, it is absolutely
not necessary because a lot of them are now accessories regularly found on new
cars up for sale; the choice is gone, but the accessories are not.
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