MKIV are cheaper to maintain then MKIII?
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MKIII-DRIFTKING said:
I work at Toyota, and for the most part, generally speaking, parts are pretty consistently priced across the model and year range. Sometimes it's more for this and that, or the other way around, etc, but generally speaking it's pretty close.
Toyota does "menu" pricing and "market" pricing as well on a lot of things, such as brake pads, rotors, oil filters, air filter, etc, etc, so these get regulated more closely and equalized between Toyota models.
More vehicle-specific or what are called "slow-moving parts" are higher priced items, such as interior parts that are costly to keep producing in small quantities for the rare time that someone actually buys them (door panels, seat material, etc).
Toyota's pricing systems are quite complex, and dealers can sometimes have their own pricing indexes as well, which can throw things off, such as lower priced items get bumped up in price a bit, which can sometimes move parts into the higher-priced category.
Generally speaking though, Toyota tries to cater to the needs of the owners and keeps parts prices very consistant.
geez people, it's simple...
1) NEWER
2) parts are used on more cars
How many SC300's do you see daily? It's a MKIV without turbos and a different body...
Now, a car that has the same underpinnings of the MKIII isn't as numerous in the states.
It's also simple supply and demand. They're getting old, so supply is getting low, but demand is going up. Anyone that's taken economics knows what happens in that situation...
EDIT: If you're getting raped at your dealer, the guy is looking for his commission, find a Supra guy (there always seems to be at least one at a dealer, there are like 4 at mine LOL) and get him to give you the good pricing that you could get from any of the "sponsor" dealers on SF. Might even get parts that the sponsors say are discontinued (like engine wiring harnesses).
1) NEWER
2) parts are used on more cars
How many SC300's do you see daily? It's a MKIV without turbos and a different body...
Now, a car that has the same underpinnings of the MKIII isn't as numerous in the states.
It's also simple supply and demand. They're getting old, so supply is getting low, but demand is going up. Anyone that's taken economics knows what happens in that situation...
EDIT: If you're getting raped at your dealer, the guy is looking for his commission, find a Supra guy (there always seems to be at least one at a dealer, there are like 4 at mine LOL) and get him to give you the good pricing that you could get from any of the "sponsor" dealers on SF. Might even get parts that the sponsors say are discontinued (like engine wiring harnesses).
Werd. The sponsors on SF are where its at. I've probably saved 3-4k in buying parts from them versus my local toyota dealer.
And as most have said, unfortunately, we drive a vehicle with many vehicle-specific parts, hence, a higher price. We should be thankful for how many parts are actually still available (i could put a long, long list together)
And as most have said, unfortunately, we drive a vehicle with many vehicle-specific parts, hence, a higher price. We should be thankful for how many parts are actually still available (i could put a long, long list together)
Supracentral said:
And That right there would be the reason why. MKIV guys have more of a tendency to support the dealerships with cash, where as MKIII guy usually send their money to the lowest bidder. So who do you think is going to get the better prices from Toyota.