Part pricing

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ALL,
On the odd occasion, one succumbes to telephoning the VW dealership for a part price and availability check. Sort of desperate times for desperate people.
I was after the blue screw-on expansion bottle cap 025 121 321 B for a friends T3.

They usually say there's only one left in Australia or the last one is in Singapore, I was surprised this time when he said there were three.
He said $61.00 for one. I said well that's more than the friends van is worth it's needed for.

I then rang a veedub outlet in Sydney on the off chance.
They said yes, got it here, $13.20.
I said is it the blue coloured cap variety, genuine German made and is it the two valve model. They said yes to all three.

Confirmed my long held belief that no T3 owner can ever hope to shop at a VW dealership spare parts department.

Cheers.

Ken

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Ken,

I have never understood the policy of pricing themselves out of the market and alienating just about all existing VW owners. 

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Garratt
Sent: 04 December 2012 16:49
To: _T3_Australia forum Syncro
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Part pricing

 

ALL,

On the odd occasion, one succumbes to telephoning the VW dealership for a part price and availability check. Sort of desperate times for desperate people.

 

Ken

 

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I don't have any trouble.


> Confirmed my long held belief that no T3 owner can ever hope to shop at
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> Cheers.
> Ken
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Hi Phill,
You don't have any trouble shopping at a VW dealership spare parts department? Or don't have any trouble paying $61 for a $13.20 part? Or both? TIA.
Cheers.
Ken

To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
From: plander@optusnet.com.au
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 06:32:29 +1100
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Part pricing

 

I don't have any trouble.

> Confirmed my long held belief that no T3 owner can ever hope to shop at
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> Cheers.
> Ken
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Both.

At least I get the correct part.

I have just bought a genuine VW cap from a dealer and it was around $40 with one large valve.



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My recent experience with the thermostat suggests that there can be a significant difference in performance between a genuine part and an el cheapo replacement.  The thermostat in my engine was non-genuine; it was slow and erratic at all times.  I replaced it with a genuine part (Behr) and it is now quick, smooth and stable.

Unfortunately, the only way to determine whether a non-genuine part will perform as well as the genuine is to try them both.  In the case of the thermostat, I wasn’t prepared to risk the engine.

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of plander@optusnet.com.au
Sent: 05 December 2012 10:48
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Part pricing

 

Both.

At least I get the correct part.

I have just bought a genuine VW cap from a dealer and it was around $40 with one large valve.


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Yeah well it was the genuine VW OEM cap 025 121 321B with the one large valve worth around $40 to $61 that had failed.

So much for your correct part.



To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
From: plander@optusnet.com.au
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:47:36 +1100
Subject: Re: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Part pricing

 
Both.

At least I get the correct part.

I have just bought a genuine VW cap from a dealer and it was around $40 with one large valve.

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> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
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