OEM Toyota parts - and how to get'm cheaper at your dealer!

[crawler#976]

My '98 Taco is due for it's 90K service - water pump, timing belt, tensioner, hoses, belts, etc...

I gathered a list of parts and prices by searching the online catalogs from:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=214074

...and called my local dealer to see if they will match pricing.

After a few minutes of thought, I guess they decided that making a sale at 15% over cost is better than no sale

As an example, a 3.4L waterpump lists at $125.24, the web price is $86.58. That's a rather large difference...roughly 70% of list.

Mark

 

[mountainpete]

I wish all dealers were like that... mine just feeds me a line about shipping, duties and taxes even when the difference is hundreds of dollars. Some people still think we are living in 1995...

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

So far.....

I have been happy with www.rockauto.com

I just looked up a water pump for my 4Runner.

I see they have an Aisin OE water pump for only...... $54.79

I just had a new one put on my truck with my engine rebuild....about $65 bucks through my rebuilder.


That's great you got the dealer to help you out just by asking a simple question!




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[DaveInDenver]

I've been going to the same guy for many years now and the pricing reflects that. But if you are a member of the TLCA, you get a discount at many dealers. The dealers around Denver generally give in the 20% range for Rising Sun members and most don't distinguish Rising Sun from TLCA. One thing that has worked for me is to go in and find a partsman you like, ask for him each time you come in and don't be stingy with the 6 packs. After a few times he will get to know you and you start getting better pricing.

 

[RoundOut]

My '98 Taco is due for it's 90K service - water pump, timing belt, tensioner, hoses, belts, etc...

I gathered a list of parts and prices by searching the online catalogs from:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=214074

...and called my local dealer to see if they will match pricing.

After a few minutes of thought, I guess they decided that making a sale at 15% over cost is better than no sale

As an example, a 3.4L waterpump lists at $125.24, the web price is $86.58. That's a rather large difference...roughly 70% of list.

Mark

The trademotion website looks like it is the Parts Dept. at Toyota of Dallas. If so, the boss man there is a bigshot on the Yotatech website and a great guy. I can't remember his handle, but if I think of it, I'll post it up.

 

[jeffryscott]

The trademotion website looks like it is the Parts Dept. at Toyota of Dallas. If so, the boss man there is a bigshot on the Yotatech website and a great guy. I can't remember his handle, but if I think of it, I'll post it up.

think it is strap22 ...

 

[Grim Reaper]

I hate the dealer parts departments. They rape the customers.
The closest Toy dealer changes a good 20-50% more depending on the part then the dealer 6 miles down the road.
Power antenna mast at the close dealer is $46 and it was $34 at the other dealer.

Now here is one that will get you. TPS of my 4Runner the Close dealer asks $180 for it. Autozone sells the same exact part in a Wells Box for $80. When you take it out of the box it is a real deal ND with both the ND and Toyota trademarks.

Looks like that website would get about $74 but then add in shipping. Not a bad price at all for a dealer.

It pays to look around Thanks for the link
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[StumpXJ]

I dont mean to hi-jack a thread, but does anyone happen to know what the price of two OEM Toyota Struts cost for a 98 taco? 2.7 liter.

~James

 

[flyingwil]

Nice post... I will have to give that a try next time I need something. Lately I have been using Toyota of Dallas and ordering parts via PM's on TTORA.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Now here is one that will get you. TPS of my 4Runner the Close dealer asks $180 for it. Autozone sells the same exact part in a Wells Box for $80. When you take it out of the box it is a real deal ND with both the ND and Toyota trademarks.

I wonder if the first guys even quoted the right thing? Toyota 89452-14050 is the TPS I have (mine is a 10/90 production). The list on that is $104.92 and I paid ~$76 last time I bought it. Even if your truck uses 89452-12040 or 89452-20050, the full list price should not be any higher than $104.92 right now. If you have a very early 22R-E and it uses the 89452-14040, the list on this is $56. In any case, using a TLCA or your local club discount should knock in the area of 15% to 25% off the price. It's pretty obvious that Toyota's pricing structure has a lot of room to work in. I can't stress the importance of loyalty, once a parts guy gets to recognize that you are a good, repeat customer, the pricing starts to reflect this.