Stealerships
RE: Stealerships
ORIGINAL: cain45
Well they are NOT all this way. My dealership is excellent. I get parts at wholesale! Yes WHOLESALE.
Well they are NOT all this way. My dealership is excellent. I get parts at wholesale! Yes WHOLESALE.
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,482
From: Southwestern OH
RE: Stealerships
Not as good a warranty as OEM parts. NEVER aftermarket on my car.
Keep your car long enough and aftermarket is all you'll find. The OE stuff will dry up and no dealer will be able to locate what's needed.
Keep your car long enough and aftermarket is all you'll find. The OE stuff will dry up and no dealer will be able to locate what's needed.
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 229
RE: Stealerships
ORIGINAL: wiz kidd
1200 bucks on parts that cost less than 100 bucks for everything...i wish i could make that much money on parts..would be able to close for the day after 1 sale!
1200 bucks on parts that cost less than 100 bucks for everything...i wish i could make that much money on parts..would be able to close for the day after 1 sale!
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 989
RE: Stealerships
That may be true RJ but I did recently restore an 86 cutlass and purchased all OEM GM parts for it. Never used an aftermarket part on it. It fetched a higher price time for resale too because that's the first thing the buyer asked me.....did you restore with all OEM GM. It's just my .02 worth really. I don't like or trust alot of aftermarket stuff. Sure it may be just as good or better but until they can prove it I'll stay with my OEM parts.
Monte Of The Month -- March 2007
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,264
From: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
RE: Stealerships
too each his own i guess is the way to put it...i would much rather a car have moog chasis and suspension, raybestos brakes...all quality lifetime parts...
jmo though
jmo though
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,264
From: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
RE: Stealerships
ORIGINAL: Mrrench
Just wait until Cain finds out the reason why he is getting wholesell prices on the parts......
The dealership has gotten most of the parts from aftermarket places
Just wait until Cain finds out the reason why he is getting wholesell prices on the parts......
The dealership has gotten most of the parts from aftermarket places
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RE: Stealerships
A vast majority of OEM parts and aftermarket parts are made by the same companies and are the same parts in a different package and label.Most of the parts on any manufacture product is not manufactured by them but a huge chain of part suppliers. Those suppliers use the R&D of the auto manufacture to produce an aftermarket line with slight modifications to avoid patent issues. I see it everyday, I work for Cat, as a component lab tech and spend a lot of time validating a supplier product for use in production equipment.
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RE: Stealerships
ORIGINAL: bilms01
A vast majority of OEM parts and aftermarket parts are made by the same companies and are the same parts in a different package and label.Most of the parts on any manufacture product is not manufactured by them but a huge chain of part suppliers. Those suppliers use the R&D of the auto manufacture to produce an aftermarket line with slight modifications to avoid patent issues. I see it everyday, I work for Cat, as a component lab tech and spend a lot of time validating a supplier product for use in production equipment.
A vast majority of OEM parts and aftermarket parts are made by the same companies and are the same parts in a different package and label.Most of the parts on any manufacture product is not manufactured by them but a huge chain of part suppliers. Those suppliers use the R&D of the auto manufacture to produce an aftermarket line with slight modifications to avoid patent issues. I see it everyday, I work for Cat, as a component lab tech and spend a lot of time validating a supplier product for use in production equipment.
I can buy anything made in China forother major comapniesand put my company name on it and sell it direct for 50% less.
I can't imagine that GM/ACDelco makes 100% of their own parts, much less any other American company.
Anyone see "Made in America" with Cliff from Cheers. Outside of crayons and candies, very few things are exclusively manufactured anymore by and for American companies.