F@#$%^&n Ripp off Tossers!
Submitted by fishy fingers on Mon, 2014-09-22 18:38
I just had a need to get a new antennae for my 09 colorado I coudnt get a non genuine one locally so thpught I would give Holden a try "Yes" He said "we can get one in pretty quick" then he told me the price.....$200 frigging dollars for a crappy little pillar mount antennae! I told him what I thought and told him they can keep it at that price...He agreed it was bullshit!I just orderd one from ebay exactly the same $46 delivered. They must think people are stupid (I suppose some are) what pisses me off they are probably made in the same factory as the non genuine anyway.....I feel better now!
D_d_001
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lol... try $459 for a new key
lol...
try $459 for a new key for the navara !
fishy fingers
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yeah I know
keys can be expensive but the antennae is jus a crappy little thing....could understand if it had motor in it!
tim-o
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Aftermarket
Most auto parts stores should keep one, made by Aeropro, Colorado is practically a RA Rodeo still so same bits should fit that are listed for the RA
AP136 is what you want
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fishy fingers
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Not sure
my rodeo is a guard mount not pillar but either way the dealers ripp us off....if we let them.
Moking
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That's why they are called
That's why they are called "Stealerships" They need to make more profit from Parts and Service,as the profit from New Car sales drops dramatically.
Why else would a Service Dept keep trying to up sell everytime you go in for a 10,000 service..."Sir- would you like a wheel rotation/alignment/wiper blades/coolant/brake fluid change/engine/coolant flush- ect ect" NO-I DONT!
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The Saint
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Another Rip Off !
Got quoted $1318 for a viscous fan hub for a Navara from Rockingham Nissan. It's so expensive because it's got a clutch in it they said. Got the very same thing, genuine Nissan, from the States for $125 US. With postage cost me $175 AUD delivered to my door from the other side of the woorld !
I'm all for supporting local, but it's hard to justify with such a massive difference in price.
catchalittle
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Most auto parts you can buy
Most auto parts you can buy of ebay far cheaper as for keys needed a new one for the Prado went to the dealer they wanted double what it cost me to get a key from a authorised locksmith in Canning Vale just didnt have the silly toyota symbol
Nathan
quadfisher
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golden jackeroo?
haha got quoted back in 2000, for a 1998 jackeroo clutch slave cyclinder,
as big as your thumb , $600 !!
got the local brake n clutch to resleeve it for me , $70 , so win win , got to
not die poor and supported a local business , no bloody wonder holdens gone belly up !
quadfisher
JimmyG
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Yamaha
Same goes for outboard parts.....get a quote from local dealer and its 3 times as much as online....makes it hard to support local.
Jayden20
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got quoted 750 for the
got quoted 750 for the stupid little digital clock that was apparantly an option from new on my cruiser....I just use the time on my stereo haha
Shane O
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Ford
Heater doesn't work in sons xr6, local ford dealer wants 150 to have a look. If it's the heater motor it's going to cost about $1000 to replace a $40 part?
the can f###k right off, surely there are local mechanics that can do it cheaper than that. $142 an hour for labour at the dealership...
tim-o
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Probably a broken plastic
Probably a broken plastic shaft in the heater box, common issue. Have alook on some forums, probably a guide around somewhere and fix it yourself
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Shane O
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will do
no warranty issues as the car is a 03 model, so all good. will have a search around the forums...
Deleted
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Easy fix. Hardest part is
Easy fix. Hardest part is you have to take apart the whole dash to get it
tim-o
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The little elec motor that
The little elec motor that operates it has a fair bit of torque and puts stress on the shaft when you go full hot or full cold, hence breaking the end off. So once you have fixed it, just keep the dial off the full stop
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Cruise Control
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As GillyL says . . . . My
As GillyL says . . . . My climate control solenoid in my landcruiser was a little creaky and couldnt make up its mind whether to stay open or shut. took it to Toyota for a quote - nearly $2.5k, the part was $300 the rest was to take the dash out and put it back in. 12 hour job to remove the tech reckoned. I said they could build 3 cars in Japan in that amount of time and politely declined to get the work done. It was still creaking when I sold it 2 years later.
marrisy
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hilux key.
try $680.00 for a hilux key (includes freight and gst)
marrisy.
D_d_001
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wow hahaha now I feel better
wow
hahaha now I feel better
D_d_001
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sorry buddy that sux.I
sorry buddy that sux.
I ended up going to EB bought one OL then paid Nissan $75 for the privilege of spending literally 10 min programing it.
yep that's $450/ hour. absolutely no other way out !
Edit: the Nissan key has a screw in metal blank...this is the piece of metal that a "key cutter" will put in his machine. and grind down. (not the chip or button or anything electronic) literally the metal " inset this bit in the lock bit"
on ebay they are $1.80 ish posted. Nissan wanted $73.15
chookc
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went to nissan wangarra 2 saturdays ago
to bet new wiper blades for my stx 550 navara. been to supercheap but you cant just by replacement rubers have to by a whole arm assembly.. drive all way upto dealer only after waiting 10 minutes at the service counter ringing bell to be told that spare parts and service are closed on saturdays now....
Well why couldnt the ladty on the phone tell me that when i rang up about it..
went to my local mechanic who has the same car. he pointed me to his parts rep who had me the parts on a saturday within 10 minutes and a quarter the price nissan quoted me...
sstevee
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Any chance in PMing me the
Any chance in PMing me the details of who you got the wipers from... The RG colorado is the same, they use a clip in style like the European cars but have created a custom clip in pattern that literally isn't available anywhere!!
I'm contemplating just replacing the entire arms the dmax ones which use the traditional type arms and blades
cheers
Steve
tim-o
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On a merc I successfully slid
On a merc I successfully slid the rubber inserts out and fitted ones that I removed from the plastic backing of cheapo refils, could try that. There are neoform wipers available, should think the kits suit your vehicles too
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.