TPS failures - better designs?

[David Cooley]

At 09:52 PM 12/1/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm sure there is a more reliable sensor (eg non-mechanical), but the the
>OEM's figure that if a $.50 oem-cost part can last at least 50k then the
>cost of a better design is wasted.... a replacement TPS is usually <$20 so
>it's not that bad.

My 95 Buick Lesabre Series I 3800 had a TPS fail... $95.00 from the dealer, 
$68.00 from NAPA!!!
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