Why does Ford pinch pennies with their radiators?

[DeltaMustang65]

Thanks for the reply.

Hmmm...I'm not sure if it'll come out. I already tried, but not that hard because I didn't want to make things worse. Also, when I was draining the radiator, the plastic piece wouldn't come all the way out, it would just come far enough to open the drain hole and then just kinda dangle there.The plastic part that broke is just a nut/bolt type thing that blocks off the actual drain hole as you tighten it. Ugh, this is why I hate new cars. They really don't make them like they used to.

I'm sure I could just rip the dumb thing out, but I want to make sure the part is replaceable (and available) before I do. If all else fails, I guess that when I need a coolant change again, I could just see if Ford has a combo deal on radiators, haha.

p.s. I can see why this breaking off is not that uncommon. The part that snapped is about 1/20 of a centimeter thick. Grrrr...