Originally Posted by
RSandy
in the case of these pipes, the price is probably justifiable, due to them being obselete, and yes they did cost significantly more. so in this case, if u want an obselete part, u do tend to take a hit
however, i wont lie, there are certain parts from the same seller that arent obselete, that are available from ford still, and significantly cheaper from the ford dealer. just 1 example i found, the steering column bush repair kits.
but at the end of the day, if u cant be arsed to go to ford and do ur research and wish to armchair buy it all, the guy provides a service and wil always have profit as a perogative, who wouldnt
Aggree with you on that completely. Guess it boils down to the classic 'credit card' cars and people who wanna DIY themselves. On the dreaded pipes in particular i just feel that some thing like that there just isnt the NEED to buy BRAND NEW ORGINAL etc.and hence pay the price , for what it is, its within most peoples abilities to get round it a different way for less money. ( Personally)
My friend has spent nearly 30k on modding a Celica, he can talk the banter but knows fuck all about what he's actually been paying out for .