Gotta love the dealerships.

[Launch]

So this morning I called 3 local dealerships in the Tampa Bay area to source a driver's front brake line for my wife's 2018 Sahara JLU and got 3 entirely different prices. Dealer #1 $83.58, dealer #2 $99.48, and dealer #3 $140.65. When I asked dealer # 3 which is actually in Tampa close to my wk why they were $60 more than the dealer 12 miles away their answer was they are priced for their marked. When I asked if they would price match what the other dealer had quoted he said I've got 3 of them in stock if you want one. To which I replied I'll gladly drive the 12 miles for $60 bucks. That said if you are close to Tampa Jerry Ulm Jeep is not the place to do business with. Rant off.

 

[wayoflife]

Totally lame but totally normal stupidness. I pretty much try to buy all my OE parts from ebay these days being that MOST of the sellers are dealerships. You can even select the pick up option and within a mile range you're willing to drive. In any case, you get to see all the pricing up front and you can even compare it to Mopar's pricing online.

 

[cozdude]

totally normal. when i was with gm i worked at a GMC dealer with a chevy dealer next door owned by the same people. Denail/ hiogh country front struts were about $850 from my dealer and about $100 less from chevy next door. we even had a customer buy his front struts from a dealer in arizona cause even with shipping he saved almost $200

 

[Launch]

Totally lame but totally normal stupidness. I pretty much try to buy all my OE parts from ebay these days being that MOST of the sellers are dealerships. You can even select the pick up option and within a mile range you're willing to drive. In any case, you get to see all the pricing up front and you can even compare it to Mopar's pricing online.

Great info Eddie.

 

[jeeeep]

So this morning I called 3 local dealerships in the Tampa Bay area to source a driver's front brake line for my wife's 2018 Sahara JLU and got 3 entirely different prices. Dealer #1 $83.58, dealer #2 $99.48, and dealer #3 $140.65. When I asked dealer # 3 which is actually in Tampa close to my wk why they were $60 more than the dealer 12 miles away their answer was they are priced for their marked. When I asked if they would price match what the other dealer had quoted he said I've got 3 of them in stock if you want one. To which I replied I'll gladly drive the 12 miles for $60 bucks. That said if you are close to Tampa Jerry Ulm Jeep is not the place to do business with. Rant off.

normal, I've received similar price range quotes from dealers withing a 5-mile loop of where I live, found good online pricing at one of the dealers and when I went to the parts dept to buy, it was $40 more! they did not and would not honor their own online price, had to order online.

I ordered it online while standing in the parts dept and marked it for "free" pick up, complete joke.

These days I use EBay or stevewhiteparts, even with shipping costs it's cheaper than anything nearby

 

[epriev]

Totally lame but totally normal stupidness. I pretty much try to buy all my OE parts from ebay these days being that MOST of the sellers are dealerships. You can even select the pick up option and within a mile range you're willing to drive. In any case, you get to see all the pricing up front and you can even compare it to Mopar's pricing online.

I used an ebay listing from a KY dealership when I bought my 350z. They had 3 Nismo editions listed for model life clearance since the 370s were ariving. A Denver dealer had 2 on lot for about $12k more. Nothing different than the KY dealer other than "market adjustment" so I said I would fly to KY if they want match. After a bit of back and forth, they matched pricing.

Almost the same for the Jeep, Dallas dealership pricing vs Denver pricing. Dealers are not happy with our access to pricing and ability to shop the entire nation. I learned a bit from my dad when he would alway go hours away to buy vehicles from rural economically depressed areas to take advantage of that market.

 

[kevman65]

Ahhhhhhh, Dealerships.

Here's a nugget for you.

Dealerships will buy parts from the local auto store for a discounted price, install them on your vehicle, and then charge you Dealership prices for OEM parts.

Ain't they special.

 

[Launch]

Ahhhhhhh, Dealerships.

Here's a nugget for you.

Dealerships will buy parts from the local auto store for a discounted price, install them on your vehicle, and then charge you Dealership prices for OEM parts.

Ain't they special.

I got tools. Absolutely not paying them to install anything.