LNE products "solution vs time honered IMS bearing retrofit

[dav9515]

while i get the appeal of a "do it once, and do it right" mentality, which i absolutely share, the "work" to get at the IMS bearing is the same work to get at a clutch so the idea of "paying for it once" in this case has a bit of an Achilles heel. If the clutch was a lifetime part then yes the solution would make the most "economic" sense.

Not putting down either choice, abstract of money everyone would do the "solution" but high mileage cars and the real idea on not as much how long you will keep the car but how many miles you will actually put on it is how i view it.

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Mike, by far, customers that request the IMS Solution from the outset do so as an economic consideration. Yes, the Solution costs more, but if you are paying to get it done, and plan on keeping the car for a bit, the Solution makes more sense than getting one of the ceramic hybrids, simply because it is "once, and done". People seem to forget that the labor costs to simply get at the IMS is vastly more than any the costs of any retrofit kit, so doing in once now, and then again after so many miles does not always add up.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by dav9515

while i get the appeal of a "do it once, and do it right" mentality, which i absolutely share, the "work" to get at the IMS bearing is the same work to get at a clutch so the idea of "paying for it once" in this case has a bit of an Achilles heel. If the clutch was a lifetime part then yes the solution would make the most "economic" sense.

Not putting down either choice, abstract of money everyone would do the "solution" but high mileage cars and the real idea on not as much how long you will keep the car but how many miles you will actually put on it is how i view it.

With the exception of outright abuse cases, we are seeing pretty high mileage for clutch replacements, usually well over 100K and some approaching 200K. Stop and think about how many ceramic hybrids that would be before the clutch came up again. The Solution does make economic sense from that stand point...….

We are also seeing Solution cars commanding a premium at PPI/resale time for that reason alone.