<fpocai@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> You're right Ed, after thinking about it some more it probably isn't
> worth it to skimp on the belt...it's just that it seems like a lot of
> money for a belt, when considering that it probably only costs about
> $15 tops to manufacture the whole kit. I understand quality is
> important and I will be going for a more recognized name, but thinking
> about how much of that is margin is just sickening. I guess that's
> the case with most long-term maintenance parts though.

Most items retail for at least 4X the cost of manufacture. Then you have to
look at people paying $2 for a bottle of water.