Ordered tps from Champion Toyota in Texas...Cost $79
Called Toyota in Fremont, Ca...cost $140 + tax
What a huge price difference???
Cheers,
Roy
Called Toyota in Fremont, Ca...cost $140 + tax
What a huge price difference???
Cheers,
Roy
Toyota Dealership here - Ripoff
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Yeah..you do not want to order from any dealer in the bay area. Hayward Toyota was rated as most expensive. Someone on Supraforums did a survey off all the dealers around here and there was a lot of price difference...and all of their markups were huge.
Yeah, I just call them for a price...
And if its too much, i just say "thank you"....lol..
Cheers,
Roy
And if its too much, i just say "thank you"....lol..
Cheers,
Roy
I worked in a parts department for a while, so I know a bit of the story. Most places that use Reynolds & Reynolds software for parts/service/sales have 3 levels of pricing for parts.
First, there's dealer cost. Only by working at the dealership will you ever know their cost. Then, you have list price. That's a good starting point to sell stuff, and with a reasonable (around 20-25%) profit margin. Then, you have MATRIX pricing. No, not Keanu Reeves selling you parts, just a really outrageous (sometimes) price for parts where the dealership makes over 50% off your ass.
Sometimes, they're greedy, and they quote matrixed pricing. They may find a "sweet spot" in between where they sell, too. It's all about who you deal with.
First, there's dealer cost. Only by working at the dealership will you ever know their cost. Then, you have list price. That's a good starting point to sell stuff, and with a reasonable (around 20-25%) profit margin. Then, you have MATRIX pricing. No, not Keanu Reeves selling you parts, just a really outrageous (sometimes) price for parts where the dealership makes over 50% off your ass.
Sometimes, they're greedy, and they quote matrixed pricing. They may find a "sweet spot" in between where they sell, too. It's all about who you deal with.
yeah they don't like me there cause every time i bring my car to them they complain it's a pain in the ass to work on
cartel1_950 said:
LOl....thats almost half the price of my Supra when I bought it...even though it had a electrical problem...But $660 for a PS line...
Should have told them to "go choke on a dick".
Cheers,
Roy
You can get that PS line in SS from a vendor on here now 
. Lasts a lot longer than the stock one I'm pretty sure....
. Lasts a lot longer than the stock one I'm pretty sure....
yeah i was not impressed i laughed on the phone and the guy was not impressed. shit you think thats bad. like that line is kind of nessasary but for the power window switches they wanted 200$ for the passenger side switch alone and 400 aprox for the driver side. again supramania kicked in and saved me thanks alot guys
cartel1_950 said:
It's a shame. I used to know Chris with the AE86 there and he'd give me awesome deals. Last I saw he was on some drift competition.
IJ. said:
That is the welfare of the Benz family remember :icon_razz J/K but still a Benz I guess
Duane
I've bought from Champion and I've bought from my local dealer. I would definetely buy from Champion again and will definetely NOT buy from my local dealer again. Unless you need the parts ASAP Champion is the way to go, you will get the best prices.
I bought a 1JZ gasket set from Champion... I couldn't compare that to my local dealer though. They wouldn't even know what the hell that is.