Why are outdrives so expensive????
12-05-2012 | 11:17 AM
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GM makes 2 million transmissions a year. Mercury builds maybe 25,000 outdrives and maybe no more than 1500 #6 or # 8 drives a year. Thats a huge difference in economies of scale/cost. Also, these drives have 2- 90degree turns, have to be watertight, and generally machined to tighter tolerances. You have specialized bearings etc.
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12-05-2012 | 03:56 PM
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12-05-2012 | 06:02 PM
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12-05-2012 | 08:12 PM
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12-06-2012 | 07:01 AM
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