re: Me and nearly $1,000 learned what’s up in changing a starter today

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Back in the day things such as starters and alternators could be repaired. But we are now in a throwaway society. A lot of repair shops that used to rebuild these components have shut the doors because of this.

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All of them are rebuilt and resold. That’s what the core charge is for, baw. Although OP linked a new one. And there are a few of these local alt/starter shops still around. Usually in the “old” part of town.