My baby's ford focus has an alternator which I won't touch.

I believe it would be just slightly more effort to pull the motor rather than just the alternator.

Remember the Porsche which required the motor to be pulled to replace the plugs? How about the corvette which needs the fender removed to replace the battery.

This junk used to be the exception. It's rapidly becoming the rule.

Is it intentional on the part of the manufacturer? Does the higher warranty cost get offset by labor costs after warranty? I guess there is no concern that the alternator requires $200 labor if the alternator is designed to exceed warranty period.