Knew a fellow that worked for the local Chrysler dealership parts counter. He said when they bought new parts they marked them up 100% and when they were "sold" to the repair department they went through another markup - maybe 50%-100% AGAIN. I asked him what the difference was between the FLAPS brake pads and the dealer brake pads - in other words why should I buy dealer parts versus the $20 FLAPS brake pads for example? He said that the factory delivered the vehicles with 6-10 different brake pad compositions and the FLAPS aftermarket could supply only a few - maybe 3 different compositions to serve ALL makes and models of ALL cars. More of a compromise versus the factory parts. This applied to alot of stuff he said. Would he always buy dealer parts I asked? No - not exactly. You've got to weigh value and cost and quality. FWIW
Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649 scm9985@tntech.edu '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion |
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