On 5-Feb-2004, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

Weak-kneed, I almost giggled as I told him to go ahead and order a couple
of
them from Piper -- at $70 apiece. A $140 bill never sounded so good!


Actually, Jay, that seems like a fairly reasonable price for that part. The
other day I had my Dodge minivan in for service and the shop replaced a part
of similar size and complexity to a PA-28 cowling latch. As I recall, it
cost around $60.
--
-Elliott Drucker