Learned something today

[spindlecone]

So the wife smells gas in her beemer car, busted two inch rubber fuel line going into the injector rail.
No biggie, is just a piece of fuel line, easy 2 min. fix,WRONG.
So I discover that they have metric rubber fuel line, and it needs to fit perfectally.
Go to the beemer dealer, they have the piece, ring me up, 23 bux, forget that **** no way.
Go to the Volkswagon dealer, they have it in bulk 9mm, two new clamps, $2.07 out the door, pays to shop.

 

[410Fortune]

Yes it does! Ford wanted $58 for a Mazda 5 speed reverse sensor, special order. Across the street at the Mazda dealership, the same part for a B4000 truck was $18 in stock.

 

[Explorer#2]

damn $23 that sucks, but all BMW stuff is like that

 

[spindlecone]

damn $23 that sucks, but all BMW stuff is like that

Yea it sucks, but it is special BMW rubber hose
Than there was the time BMW wanted 60 bux for a set of OEM front wiper blades, screw that says MR mechanic, get a set of PIAAs for 25.
Remove the OEM blades, spring arm in the up position, rip open the PIAA package, hit the spring arm and trashed a $600.00 windshield
Win some, lose some

 

[Explorer#2]

HAHAHA, that realy sucks

 

[BrooklynBay]

Yes it does! Ford wanted $58 for a Mazda 5 speed reverse sensor, special order. Across the street at the Mazda dealership, the same part for a B4000 truck was $18 in stock.

I'm just curious as to how they cross referenced that part #. I know that some vehicles like the Mercury Villager, and Nissan Quest are almost identical, except for the body. The mechanical parts should be the same, but I'm sure the part #s must be different. I'm also surprised that the foreign parts dealer (Mazda) would be so much less than Ford. Foreign parts have a reputation of being more money. As for the metric hose. Standard hose could be compressed with clamps, so why would it be such a big difference with metric compared to sae sizes? I know that the metric could be an in between size.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I also found out in my experience of buying parts from Ford dealerships that they all charge different prices for everything. One dealer once charged me $60 for a special fitting on a P/S pump. I went back to them a couple of weeks later for another one, and they charged me $30 the second time! Even the same dealership plays with their own prices.

 

[Lt.Jim]

Yes it does! Ford wanted $58 for a Mazda 5 speed reverse sensor, special order. Across the street at the Mazda dealership, the same part for a B4000 truck was $18 in stock.

LOL! Mazda charges $40. to walk across the street.

 

[spindlecone]

As for the metric hose. Standard hose could be compressed with clamps, so why would it be such a big difference with metric compared to sae sizes? I know that the metric could be an in between size.

Tried a piece of 1/2 I had on hand, leaked, most likely could have streched a lenth of 3/8 on the fitting, probebly would have worked.
Was just a matter of using the proper material for the job at hand.
What I learned yesterday was that they actually make metric tubing, did not know it exsisted.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I've never heard of metric tubing until I read this.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

What if they did this:

"Sure we have that, hold on"

and walked out the door to the vw dealership, paid them the 2.07 and came back to you...

"that'll be 23 dollars"

haha - stealerships! :thumbdwn:

-Drew