| Parts prices [message #272258] |
Wed, 18 February 2015 17:19  |
Hal StClair
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I guess I'm in another world but the parts prices I'm see working on this diesel swap is getting me down. I went to Chevy to pick up an o ring for the dipstick to pan. It's a simple 1/3" inch o ring. Can you believe $10.50 before tax? For a $.10 o ring? And I thought $38 for 4 u joint bolts and two straps was bad.....
Hal
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1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
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| Re: [GMCnet] Parts prices [message #272261 is a reply to message #272258] |
Wed, 18 February 2015 17:29  |
Kingsley Coach
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The joy of a 'full retail' experience !
Bin there, done that, but couldn't afford the Tee shirt! If there is any
good news, it'll be cheaper than some of my 911 parts..
Mike in NS
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Hal StClair
wrote:
> I guess I'm in another world but the parts prices I'm see working on this
> diesel swap is getting me down. I went to Chevy to pick up an o ring for the
> dipstick to pan. It's a simple 1//3" inch o ring. Can you believe $10.50
> before tax? For a $.10 o ring? And I thought $38 for 4 u joint bolts and two
> straps was bad.....
> Hal
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| Re: Parts prices [message #272264 is a reply to message #272258] |
Wed, 18 February 2015 18:00 |
rcjordan
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I have a friend who is looking to rebuild an NV5600 tranny for his diesel dually. The estimate came in at $3k --which means the takehome price will probably be over 4k after all the gotchas. Ouch. He could get almost 300 of Hal's o-rings for that.
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| Re: Parts prices [message #272288 is a reply to message #272258] |
Thu, 19 February 2015 01:34 |
Terrasmak
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Mercedes wanted $20 each for the O rings that mount the water sensor in my Grand Cherokee, jeep wanted $10 each, I paid $35 for a new fuel filter that came with them.
Len Novak, 76 Eleganza II, Las Vegas
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| Re: [GMCnet] Parts prices [message #272289 is a reply to message #272288] |
Thu, 19 February 2015 02:52 |
Olly Schmidt
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Len Novak:
> Mercedes wanted $20 each for the O rings that mount the water sensor in my Grand Cherokee, jeep wanted $10 each, I paid $35 for a new fuel filter
> that came with them.
and in Germany, Mercedes is sometimes cited as having fairly low prices
for parts, compared to Audi or Volkswagen.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Parts prices [message #272298 is a reply to message #272295] |
Thu, 19 February 2015 08:18 |
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> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:56:33 -0700
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
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> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Parts prices
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> Terrasmak wrote on Thu, 19 February 2015 02:34
>> Mercedes wanted $20 each for the O rings that mount the water sensor in my Grand Cherokee, jeep wanted $10 each, I paid $35 for a new fuel
>> filter that came with them.
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> Just to add to the story, a good friend was the service manager at an MB/BMW dealership. They would often substitute and MB part for a BMW part
> (particularly true with Bosch) because the MB part was way less expensive. The parts had the same supplier part number.
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> Matt
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| Re: Parts prices [message #272299 is a reply to message #272258] |
Thu, 19 February 2015 08:50 |
rcjordan
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>The parts had the same supplier part number.
Common with old Lucas, too. The same part with a Jaguar label would be 3 times higher than its counterpart marked for Morris. Great opportunity for arbitrage.
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| Re: Parts prices [message #272317 is a reply to message #272299] |
Thu, 19 February 2015 11:35 |
Otterwan
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We use Zodiac inflatable boats and RIB's a lot in my line of work. We often say if you take a turd and write "Zodiac" on it, suddenly it costs $20.
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