On two occasions in the last few months I went to the parts counter at the local VW dealer for minor trim items. When they told me the price, I said no (each of these parts was under $25 and available from the on-line vendors). The counter person then said 'How about...? and came up with a price (including local sales tax) that was very close to what I would pay with online ordering plus shipping. In each case I said yes and purchased. It seems that at least at this dealer the staff has some 'wiggle room' on the prices. I have also compared prices on the same VW part at two of the VW dealers in the area, and found more than a 20% difference in the quoted price. In that cas they were still way above the on-line vendors and I ordered on-line. (more expensive items in this case) |
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