Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

Hello all,

I was looking at buying a 95 XJ Sport in VGC except for a missing airbag
(theft).

No worries, I thought... I'll just get a price from my friendly local
dealer...

Try AUD 2,955 !!! Yep, that's the equivalent of over USD 2,000. Best I
could do from a non-dealer, Jeep-specialist was AUD 2,300 new OE, or AUD
1,100 for a pre-loved item. That's for just the airbag, not the wheel or
column or anything else. The dealer wasn't impressed when I suggested that
I wanted just one, not a six-pack... He was almost as un-impressed as I was
getting a price like that.

Question for the group:- Is there a reputable seller of Jeep parts (OE and
used) in the US that you'd recommend? Bits have gotta be cheaper over there
than here! Another example is rear tail-lights are about AUD 300 each here.

P.S. No wonder it was going cheap... I'm beginning to re-think my new
found love of the XJ.

Any help, thoughts, comments or suggestions will be very welcome. Last time
I checked I wasn't clearing half a mill a year...

Cheers, Clax.

Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

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Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

$500

http://www.jeepsareus.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Code=143


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

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> 99XJ Sport
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>
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Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

$500

http://www.jeepsareus.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Code=143


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

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>
> Is this what you need?
> --
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> 85CJ7 (in Progress)
> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
> 99XJ Sport
> Remove the xxx to reply!
>
>

Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

$500

http://www.jeepsareus.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Code=143


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

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>
> Is this what you need?
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> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
> 99XJ Sport
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>
>

Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

Now you know why this one was stolen....

"Clax" <hente@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:Iqa6d.7060$5O5.6872@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Hello all,
>
> I was looking at buying a 95 XJ Sport in VGC except for a missing airbag
> (theft).
>
> No worries, I thought... I'll just get a price from my friendly local
> dealer...
>
> Try AUD 2,955 !!! Yep, that's the equivalent of over USD 2,000. Best I
> could do from a non-dealer, Jeep-specialist was AUD 2,300 new OE, or AUD
> 1,100 for a pre-loved item. That's for just the airbag, not the wheel or
> column or anything else. The dealer wasn't impressed when I suggested
that
> I wanted just one, not a six-pack... He was almost as un-impressed as I
was
> getting a price like that.
>
> Question for the group:- Is there a reputable seller of Jeep parts (OE
and
> used) in the US that you'd recommend? Bits have gotta be cheaper over
there
> than here! Another example is rear tail-lights are about AUD 300 each
here.
>
> P.S. No wonder it was going cheap... I'm beginning to re-think my new
> found love of the XJ.
>
> Any help, thoughts, comments or suggestions will be very welcome. Last
time
> I checked I wasn't clearing half a mill a year...
>
> Cheers, Clax.
>
>

Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

Now you know why this one was stolen....

"Clax" <hente@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:Iqa6d.7060$5O5.6872@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Hello all,
>
> I was looking at buying a 95 XJ Sport in VGC except for a missing airbag
> (theft).
>
> No worries, I thought... I'll just get a price from my friendly local
> dealer...
>
> Try AUD 2,955 !!! Yep, that's the equivalent of over USD 2,000. Best I
> could do from a non-dealer, Jeep-specialist was AUD 2,300 new OE, or AUD
> 1,100 for a pre-loved item. That's for just the airbag, not the wheel or
> column or anything else. The dealer wasn't impressed when I suggested
that
> I wanted just one, not a six-pack... He was almost as un-impressed as I
was
> getting a price like that.
>
> Question for the group:- Is there a reputable seller of Jeep parts (OE
and
> used) in the US that you'd recommend? Bits have gotta be cheaper over
there
> than here! Another example is rear tail-lights are about AUD 300 each
here.
>
> P.S. No wonder it was going cheap... I'm beginning to re-think my new
> found love of the XJ.
>
> Any help, thoughts, comments or suggestions will be very welcome. Last
time
> I checked I wasn't clearing half a mill a year...
>
> Cheers, Clax.
>
>

Re: Aussie Rip Off on Parts Prices - Help Pls
 

Now you know why this one was stolen....

"Clax" <hente@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:Iqa6d.7060$5O5.6872@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Hello all,
>
> I was looking at buying a 95 XJ Sport in VGC except for a missing airbag
> (theft).
>
> No worries, I thought... I'll just get a price from my friendly local
> dealer...
>
> Try AUD 2,955 !!! Yep, that's the equivalent of over USD 2,000. Best I
> could do from a non-dealer, Jeep-specialist was AUD 2,300 new OE, or AUD
> 1,100 for a pre-loved item. That's for just the airbag, not the wheel or
> column or anything else. The dealer wasn't impressed when I suggested
that
> I wanted just one, not a six-pack... He was almost as un-impressed as I
was
> getting a price like that.
>
> Question for the group:- Is there a reputable seller of Jeep parts (OE
and
> used) in the US that you'd recommend? Bits have gotta be cheaper over
there
> than here! Another example is rear tail-lights are about AUD 300 each
here.
>
> P.S. No wonder it was going cheap... I'm beginning to re-think my new
> found love of the XJ.
>
> Any help, thoughts, comments or suggestions will be very welcome. Last
time
> I checked I wasn't clearing half a mill a year...
>
> Cheers, Clax.
>
>