Thread: Why are parts so overpriced in Australia?

My Puma bits took 5 days to get from the UK to Perth,half way around the world yet took 6 days to get from Perth to Newman,and both bars were damaged in Oz. Pat

Originally Posted by sanderm2

A major UK online seller sells a Britpart heavy duty clutch kit for approx $75 plus freight for a 200Tdi.

Are you allowed to tell us which one.?

I'm not allowed to tell you that I sell heavy duty clutches.. Whoops...!

Land Rover parts I have sent by courier is normally there within 5 days. Royal Mail can take up to 3 weeks! One thing worth remembering is that most couriers won't deliver to a P.O. box.

g'day just my 2 cents worth,some of you no doubt have looked at land rover magazines from the uk,there are quite a few different titles.now these magazines are full of advertisments for land rover parts ,pages and pages of them,firms like paddock,rimmer bros ,etc and dozens of smaller ones they send parts to every country on the planet .these firms are not mum and dad concerns,so i would suggest it is economy of scale,NO local firm can compete with them especially with the current exchange rate.
i wonder,say if a uk resident owned a holden commodore what he would pay for a part compared to what we would pay here in aus,if the boot was on the other foot so to speak.there is no good bleating about the cost of parts they are what they are and nothing is going to change it ,it might change if the exchange rate changes significantly,but anybody importing at the moment is having a pretty good trot.so the bottom line is if you want a part urgently,say today or tomorrow buy locally if you can wait a week buy from the uk,quite simple......cheers

All of those companies started out as mom and dad concerns, however, and I doubt they grew to their current size by putting a 200% markup on the parts they sell. I also doubt that they are as big as people imagine!

Out of interest, Demon Tweeks, who are one of the biggest UK supplier of race car and "go faster" parts (and therefore probably far bigger than any Land Rover specialist) employs about 130 people. ARB, according to their own blurb, employ more than 700..........

Dingocroft, who export all over the world from the UK, is run from a tiny shop with a handful of employees. But they'll sell a suspension bump stop for about $4 plus shipping, whilst it will cost you $35 over here.... from a company that is probably far bigger! (Note; I have no connection with Dingocroft, but I used to live just down the road from them).

If anybody wants any service kits or clutches, then I might swap one for a nice XB Falcon Coupe. They're not expensive, are they?

Remember, markup is normally on a sliding scale. For example, a 100% markup on a £2.50 item is £2.50 profit. With a £600 winch, making 100% markup would be excessive so the percentage comes down.

Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

If anybody wants any service kits or clutches, then I might swap one for a nice XB Falcon Coupe. They're not expensive, are they?

Personally I'd rather have a clutch kit!