ORIGINAL: Zeeb
Try buying all the parts for anything be it a dish washer, lawn mower, car or whatever and the price of all the parts combined is substantially more than the complete unit.
exactly. a compact car would probably cost 60,000 if you bought all the parts from the dealer seperately. Plus, the manufacturer is in the business of selling complete units, they would rather sell you $200 worth of stuff for $100, than $5 worth of stuff for $5.