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| Author: | Big Montana [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
So I went to their site and I am looking for: 1. A thermostat (I may wait for the member who is fabbing them up) MSRP = $142.00 your price = $94.35 2. A front drive shaft (I have a pinky hole in my rear boot) MSRP = $417.00 your price = $277.77 How can there be such a difference in price? Why would anyone EVER go to a dealer to purchase a part? What am I missing? Does the dealership system really make $186.88 off of me if I drive all the way to their store and wait in their lobby instead of picking up a package off of my front porch in a few days? It just seems too good to be true. How am I getting ripped off... I didn't try to order yet, do I need to be a member? |
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
Are you talking about www.moparpartsamerica.com ? Their prices are good too, and when you go to purchase the parts the website will walk you through the membership process. |
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| Author: | stoutdog [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
Yes, dealerships significantly raise the prices on you so that they, too, can make a profit. It is far cheaper to order parts online, for any manufacturer. |
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| Author: | flman [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
That is like a bad stereotype that they are ripping you off. They are paying for the guy behind the counter, the building, the utilities, insurance, workers comp, employee benefits.............. I am sure I can think of 100 other things. The choice is yours if you go to the dealer or buy online. Online is much more volume then the dealer. |
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| Author: | Big Montana [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
I should have been more clear. I guess when I see a price difference that large, I assume I am not getting quality parts. I should have said that. I understand that the dealership has more to pay for, I was just wondering what the catch is. I guess there isn't one. I was talking about Moparpartsamerica. Is that the ACTUAL company that manufactures parts for Chrysler? I know they say that they are right down the street, but are they in any way sanctioned by Chrysler? |
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
MoparPArtsAmerica is a wholesale parts seller that is affiliated with a Jeep dealership in Oregon. They sell OEM Mopar-manufactured parts - but they are not the parts maker. |
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| Author: | bugnout [ Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
I've ordered lots of parts from MPA and have always been satisfied. Its the same part you would get from the dealer. |
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| Author: | Wobbly [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
Moparpartsamerica = Newberg Dodge according to the package. http://www.newbergdodge.com/ http://www.buybob.com/ |
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| Author: | geordi [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
I spoke with one of the guys at Newberg when I received the wrong sensor (Problem on MPA's website) and they were very friendly. What the parts tech at the dealer told me was that MPA is basically a "volume buyer" at their dealership, and has a shop-rate account like any other repair shop. The only difference is that the prices might be a bit better still than a normal shop. The guys at MPA (called them after the dealership) said that there was a problem with that image, but that they were blocked from listing exact part numbers on their search pages by Chrysler. They must do a stupid amount of volume to be noticed by Chrysler like that. |
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| Author: | JL Rockies [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
Our parts director owns his own plane. |
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| Author: | 007husky [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
may be they balance profits/lossses from other departments with the parts department. It is unreasonable to think that they can justify a 100% markup in many parts...(like the drive shaft i m about to buy from mopartsamerica for 50% of the dealer`s price for the EXACT same part). specially when moparts america is already making profit too and they can still give you half the price than a dealership. In my opinion dealers are just bs... you have to wear kevlar pants when you buy a car so you don`t get screwed, they generally fail at repairs (or bs you about warranties) and are extremely overpriced. may be I just had a lot of bad luck with dealers... but i go out of my way to avoid them. |
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| Author: | LibertyCRD [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
Those radiators they sell at the local auto parts stores for $180-$200....you can get those on eBay brand new all day long for $35. I bought one for my ZJ and it was higher quality when I took it out of the box than the OEM part that was on my Jeep! So the 300% markup they put on parts... um...yeah that is the reason you see Advance, O'reilly, AutoZone, etc. popping up on every corner these days. Don't be afraid of buying online. |
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| Author: | geordi [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
007husky wrote: may be they balance profits/lossses from other departments with the parts department. It is unreasonable to think that they can justify a 100% markup in many parts...(like the drive shaft i m about to buy from mopartsamerica for 50% of the dealer`s price for the EXACT same part). specially when moparts america is already making profit too and they can still give you half the price than a dealership. In my opinion dealers are just bs... you have to wear kevlar pants when you buy a car so you don`t get screwed, they generally fail at repairs (or bs you about warranties) and are extremely overpriced. may be I just had a lot of bad luck with dealers... but i go out of my way to avoid them. No, you aren't alone in the treatment by dealers. I got hosed out of warranties by two different dealers on two different vehicles. My Jetta had 5100 miles on it when I bought it, and had been previously registered... But the scum dealer wouldn't provide the "certified used car 100k warranty" b/c they insisted it wasn't a used car. Oh, then it DROVE to Florida from Mexico where it was built? No, but you still don't get that warranty for free. You can always pay us the $1800 that warranty costs. Then there was the fiasco on the CRD where I *HAD* the 7/70... Until Chrysler's system decided I didn't. The selling dealer offered zero help on that one too. There is a reason they are known as "stealerships" and it is a well-earned name. |
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| Author: | mikey1273 [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Question about Mopar site because I just don't get it. |
never ordered a thing from MPA but have looked around the site prices seem good from what I have seen. I have gotten a few things at Stettler Dodge Jeep, nothing big just lugage rack covers and a rear wiper, I don't feel over charged by the dealer so far. I will be compairing MPA to the dealer in the future. |
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