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Guessing the mfg cost of the remote to be ~ $20, sold to Volvo @ 200% markup = $60 then perhaps a one-time cost of $250 for the programmer. Amortizing the programmer over 5 years @ 20 keys/year = $2.50/use. Assuming 10 minutes of "tech" time to set up programmer, insert and retrieve key @ $125/hr = $21 so $550 - ( $60 + $2.50 + $21) = $466.50 - pretty tidy little profit, I'd say!
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Perhaps so but the guesses and assumptions are based on years of experience in off-shore manufacturing of precision instruments including cost analysis and consideration of overheads, inventory etc. There is nothing mysterious or exotic about burning EEPROMs, RFIDs etc. If there is missing information, it is because manufacturers and dealers (all, not just Volvo) want to cloak this process in a mantle of expensive magic to protect a lucrative revenue stream. A little transparency would help (a good place to start would be an explanation of why putting a "Volvo" label on a generic part like spark plugs, engine oil or ATF increases the cost 5X)
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I am far, far from an "all corporations are evil" activist but I do think that there are times when businesses go beyond being an honest supplier of value for money. This is one such instance.
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Please be assured that I respect your knowledge and experience and value your contributions to this forum. That said, I believe we are "talking past" one another so I shall not comment further except to note that this is kind of issue that influences my buying decisions. This latter point may well be moot since given my age, modest use (~5000 miles/year) and preference for **** and buttons over touch screens, my 2015.5 V60 (50,000 miles, CPO) may well be my last car.
Last edited by Pretorien; 01-01-2020 at 09:16 AM.
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