Toyota Tax on Toyota 4x4 so whats on Land rover Parts

[joel0407]

Just as the topic title says. We call it Toyota tax for Toyotas over inflated prices but how do we explain the cost of Land Rover parts in Australia?

Happy Days

[460cixy]

I buy plenty of genuine landrover parts I get a tight deal because I'm in the trade but find them comparable to Toyota parts at trade but both have silly big prices on stuff that should be cheap as chips. Nissan on the other hand be prepared to sell your first born! And somthing that ****es me off about all of them is nothing is ever in stock. And don't even start on vw or Audi junk

[discovery39]

I don't think Land Rover Parts prices are that bad.
If one is able to do ones own servicing etc, then it can work out quite cheap/reasonable.
All depends on the part really. Common service items are very good, Eg: I can get the good old Z9 for around $6, from a reputable major Land Rover dealer.
Things like the Straps on a lower Tailgate for a P38 are Horrific, considering what they are. Basically Winch cable wrapped in plasticy rubbery stuff, $60 EACH!
I think like most parts, it's all to do with how long it's likely to be sitting on the shelf taking up space.
Non popular part, pay through the nose
Popular part, not so bad.
:)

[Andrew D]

The day I bought a Land Rover and stopped buying genuine Land Rover parts in Australia coincided. Not mutually exclusive events for me. (same for Land Rover wrecker parts.....cheaper to buy genuine from OS).

Haven't look in the local market since and sounds like nothing has changed.

Regards
Andrew

[Lotz-A-Landies]

The same Hardi-Spicer uni joint for a Series IIa/SIII in a Land Rover box used to be twice the price of it in a Ford box.

[rick130]

Deal with one of the big L/R parts importers and I reckon the wholesale prices are pretty good, and as 460cixy said, they a bucket load better than Patrol parts pricing, which are :eek:

[Bigbjorn]

The same Hardi-Spicer uni joint for a Series IIa/SIII in a Land Rover box used to be twice the price of it in a Ford box.

Given that Ford parts prices are bloody outrageous, that u-joint at a Ford dealer is probably three times its price at an independent retailer.

Twenty years ago I found a low mileage original driven only by a little old man Volvo 144 for my then learner driver daughter. I soon learned to not go near a Volvo dealer for parts but to shop around the after-market or independent importers.

[MR LR]

Land Rover parts are not badly priced at all IMO.

In fact they're by far the cheapest genuine parts I've ever bought, paid $30 for a Falcon alloy wheel centre cap the other day... They wanted $70 each for the XR6 side skirt badges!

[superquag]

From my own experience with previous car's parts, they may be priced higher than similar LR ones, but they last the distance and the overall co$t is similar. Cheaper if one accounts for labour/time and inconvenience.

I'm finding that parts in my softdash that need replacing, are equivalents in all my Jap, German, Aussie cars that have never broken or become unreliable.

The foreign design and materials of said parts is usually better, and the specifications better thought out... This would explain some of the di$parity.

Add the legitimate costs of Aussie business, plus a measure of 'rarity' or 'prestige'.... and, well, just hope that shipping costs don't go through the roof!:angel:

[Chivalry]

And somthing that ****es me off about all of them is nothing is ever in stock.

When I was a panel beating apprentice we had some sort of brand new generic Mitsubishi MPV come in, took a reasonably big hit and had to be put on the robot etc. Anyway the car was barely a month old so it was a repairable write-off, it took over 3 months for the parts to arrive from Japan because absolutely no dealers in Australia or even NZ had any parts whatsoever in stock for them. The body was completely re-aligned and repaired within a few days, it then sat on the robot for months because it had no front suspension at all, no crossmember and no gearbox so we couldn't even take it off the robot. After a month we had the bonnet, bumper, headlight and guard turn up which sat in the back for another 2 months until everything else turned up.

Anyway...


Land Rover parts are expensive because they break faster than they can be made. :wasntme:

[joel0407]

Anyway...


Land Rover parts are expensive because they break faster than they can be made. :wasntme:

That's certainly the case with the plastic parts on my Disco 2 and part of the reason for this thread.

I priced the "A" pillar trim at the local dealer, $230 or something ridiculous and a similar amount for the ACE resivor cap. The "A" pillar trim is 30 pound in the UK.

I did find there was more of a choice for aftermarket Toyota stuff right here in Australia.

I should know better though. Parts I have bought for my Skoda have been the same with them being near half the price in the UK.

Happy Days

[rick130]

Karcraft, BMI and All4x4 Joel.
All import independently, and Karcraft and BMI supply genuine bits at much 'fairer' rates than JLRA.

[benji]

I havn't found many retailers who won't make you bleed through the nose. $60 for a USED battery cover - it's a bit of plastic.
I just bought a set of genuine pistons and a elring gasket kut for dads 300tdi for $534 delivered from Turner engineering. Dad priced the same from a Geelong dealership and$2000 it was going to cost him.
I fear is a case of what the market will bare as apposed to what the item is worth.


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[djam1]

I think the biggest issue with aftermarket Land Rover parts is the quality of some of them.
I would prefer to spend the $ to get a decent brand so I am not replacing it all again in 12 Months.
My Dad just had a 300 TDi Defender alternator fail after 13 Months pretty poor.