A summer or 2 ago I broke a hood spring and remember telling my parts guy I wouldn't pay $100 for a spring and got one in the $70s. A few days ago I saw that I broke the other one, the dealer price was $124 for the spring, my parts guy said there was a price increase.
Now, after I bought it my head just couldn't accept $124 for a hood spring so I did a Google search... online I found the same spring for $34.98. When I returned the part to my Pete dealer they asked why I returned it. I said I found one $90 cheaper that's why.
He looked the part # up on his computer and said his price from PACAR was right at $100...that leaves PACAR almost making about 3 times more profit off the part than the dealer.
I truly hate the system.
PACARs prices are almost criminal.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by paul 1052, Mar 3, 2014.
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Ahhhhh, the sheer beauty of free market capitalism.
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blairandgretchen and mtoo Thank this.
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I used to be in the Harley business years ago. At that time a lot of the premium dealer parts were of lower quality than some of the aftermarket parts, or were made for Harley By the same aftermarket companies that some counter guy would tell you were nothing but junk. There are only so many companies out there that make things like springs, or pistons, batteries, etc. there are lots of parts on trucks, cars, motorcycles, etc that you might have twenty brands to choose from, that are all made by the same two or three manufactures. When looking at a lot of OEM parts, you may be buying an inferior product for a premium price, you are paying for the name on the box or bag it comes in, not the part. This is not true for all things , and some parts there simply is no aftermarket for. I guess moral of the story is purchase things wisely. My guess is Volvo , Cat, DD, and cummins probably do not make oil and air filters, but I know they cost a hell of a lot more then the aftermarket ones do.
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Definatly look around, my local KW dealer is a rip off, I got online at peterbuiltparts.com, I bought a bunk heater for 875 shipped, my kw dealer wanted 1250, also on other parts I can save 25% to 50% if I can get the part number.
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gpsman Thanks this.
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I used to own a Mack Superliner. You want to talk about high priced parts. And nowhere else to get them except from Mack
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LBZ Thanks this.
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It pays to look around, I broke an upper hood pivot, Pete wanted to sell me the whole hinge and pivot for $450, the upper piece only for $300, I found it used online at a place for $135, when I got there, they sold it to me for $80.
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