skywarn wrote:
at $299 i think ill have to pass as well, OEM hoses dont cost that much to replace...
$199 i would prob do it.
Keep in mind that the list prices are like $125 and $155, with most online prices being about $90 and $125.
Basically what it means is that if you have a sudden and catastrophic failure you'll either be stuck paying full retail from a dealer(dont get much chance to bicker on the price when you need them and your 1000 miles fro home eh), and just eat the cost at about $275+tax. Or you might get luckly and either be able to get the dealer down to the online price, which would be about $210. I get probably the best discount on new parts you can and for me the cost would be about $150.
Basically, if you get stuck paying full retail because you NEED the part, it would have been wise to buy the samco hoses. If you get luckly and can wait a few weeks for the hoses to show from an online vendor youll pay about 2/3 of the cost of the samco hoses.
IMO any way you look at it, if you plan to keep the vehicle for 100k miles I think the samco hoses will pay for themselves.
hawk521 wrote:
Samco apparently does not sell direct to the consumer.
Surely someone out here can find a vendor who'd be willing to provide a group purchase deal on these specific hoses. If we could get 20% -- 30% off that should leave plenty of profit for the vendor. Samco gets their asking wholesale price. We get an attractive enough price for many more to participate. A win-win-win for everyone. The closer the final price is to $200 the more buyers we'd likely get to participate. Put me down today for a set at 20% or better discount.
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to approach an insider at a Samco vendor who would like to pick up a quick, easy pre-paid sale of a bunch of these newly available hose kits, and put a bug in their ear! Or a bee in their bonnet! lol This tape will self-destruct in 10 seconds!
-Hawk521
Uh, yes, thats what I've been saying all along, with a Samco vendor, we will see who will be willing to give us the best price, and who would be willing to ship overseas, we will have to take all those factors into account.
tonycrd wrote:
My wife better not hear this....$300 and then some to get them in Spain...and I don't know if they'll fit the old 2.5...
Sir Sam: does SAMCO want their samples back? Or can I get those? For the cost of shipping? I'll then know for sure if they fit or not and SAMCO can then sell them worldwide ready for 2.8 and 2.5...
The problem is I have 1 loose hose, I am hoping that whatever vendor we get will be willing to sell its mate so I can make a complete set.
jinstall wrote:
What is the Samco Part #'s?
I think that the part numbers are shown in the picture, I think TCS-380 is the hose kit part no.
kelticknight wrote:
tonycrd wrote:
My wife better not hear this....$300 and then some to get them in Spain...and I don't know if they'll fit the old 2.5...
Sir Sam: does SAMCO want their samples back? Or can I get those? For the cost of shipping? I'll then know for sure if they fit or not and SAMCO can then sell them worldwide ready for 2.8 and 2.5...
they fit older liberty aswell ,asked the dealer,said hoses are the same
the older 2.8, I think what we were seeing is that the 2.5 has a different PN, so we are not sure if they will work.
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