Late Stage Capitalism?

[Pat Hartman]

but in my car there is nowhere to fit anything aftermarket

That's the manufacture fighting back. Of course, charging a fair price for the audio system would be a better choice for the consumer. The audio systems in my new cars always seem to cost $2500+ and none has been worth anything close to that number.

My AC stopped working last month in the midst of a heat wave of course. The dealer wanted $450 to even assess the problem. Luckily, I found that my model had an extended warranty for the AC due to some known problems. I also checked the cost with a dealership in the next town and found that because of the extended warranty, they were not charging to assess the problem. Turns out my car was faulty so the entire repair was free. A few years ago Honda switched to some super duper "freon" that needed high pressure but didn't bother to upgrade the components and so the high pressure was causing the components to fail. Just FYI a "freon" refill cost $450 with the super duper stuff instead of $30 with the old stuff.