In retrospect, if I'd known how much it was going to cost, I may have offered to do the work (though it's not really the time of year to be doing driveway car repairs, weather wise).
As for the prices, I think Schultz is on it - retail mark up. Even if she'd sourced the parts herself from an auto parts store, she could have saved a chunk of change.
The other beauty of that lifetime alternator warranty is the odds of it dying before the customer gets rid of the car (and the non-transferrable warranty) are tiny to begin with.
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