Dealers don't want my money???

[mikey k]

bentley01 said:

8Tech said:

Nope, take a look at this quote......

Park switch £26.27, Drive £22.75, Reverse £31.36 and Neutral £23.95.

Total £137.19 RETAIL incl VAT and shipping for the set, less any disco you can negotiate.

Where did this quote come from because I would like to update the switches on my car.

at that price I'm more inclined, previous quotes have come in at £80/switch

[8Tech]

bentley01 said:

8Tech said:

Nope, take a look at this quote......

Park switch £26.27, Drive £22.75, Reverse £31.36 and Neutral £23.95.

Total £137.19 RETAIL incl VAT and shipping for the set, less any disco you can negotiate.

Where did this quote come from because I would like to update the switches on my car.

HWM Aston Martin in Walton-Upon-Thames.

Ask for Rob Sims, parts manager. Very helpful and my switches arrived in 48 hours.

[e-mail]

Cheers,

8Tech.

[bentley01]

Thanks I will give him a call.

[JohnG1]

Speculatore said:

Had mine done by BR along with the replacement knobs from Tony Hall.

How much was the carbon fibre piece around the gearstick leather gaiter? Looks very nice.

[JimboA]

JohnG1 said:

How much was the carbon fibre piece around the gearstick leather gaiter? Looks very nice.

Time to get your wallet out for that one! http://astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantage/par...

[Speculatore]

JimboA said:

JohnG1 said:

How much was the carbon fibre piece around the gearstick leather gaiter? Looks very nice.

Time to get your wallet out for that one! http://astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantage/par...

Not to worry. It is actually the original part that was Carbon Fibre 'Dipped' as were the door sills. All carried out under 'Project Blofeld' by BR.


The sill plate was custom made by Tony Hall

[JohnG1]

JimboA said:

Time to get your wallet out for that one! http://astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantage/par...

So Astonmartinbits price *1.2 = Aston Martin list price. Wonder where that 20% comes from?

[BravoV8V]

JohnG1 said:

So Astonmartinbits price *1.2 = Aston Martin list price. Wonder where that 20% comes from?

VAT.

All Astonmartinsts prices are ex-VAT (and ex-delivery).

[mikey k]

8Tech said:

bentley01 said:

8Tech said:

Nope, take a look at this quote......

Park switch £26.27, Drive £22.75, Reverse £31.36 and Neutral £23.95.

Total £137.19 RETAIL incl VAT and shipping for the set, less any disco you can negotiate.

Where did this quote come from because I would like to update the switches on my car.

HWM Aston Martin in Walton-Upon-Thames.

Ask for Rob Sims, parts manager. Very helpful and my switches arrived in 48 hours.

[e-mail]

Cheers,

8Tech.

Digging around today it seems this pricing was a one off deal for 8Tech and never be repeated
Shame that wasn't mentioned at the time

[BamfordMike]

mikey k said:

Digging around today it seems this pricing was a one off deal for 8Tech and never be repeated
Shame that wasn't mentioned at the time

yeah, i second that. I too tried to buy buttons from the place mentioned at the price mentioned to be told, no.

[AMDBSNick]

mikey k said:

Digging around today it seems this pricing was a one off deal for 8Tech and never be repeated
Shame that wasn't mentioned at the time

Found out the same myself today. Very dissappointing from someone in the trade

[JohnG1]

BravoV8V said:

JohnG1 said:

So Astonmartinbits price *1.2 = Aston Martin list price. Wonder where that 20% comes from?

VAT.

All Astonmartinsts prices are ex-VAT (and ex-delivery).

Ah right, in which case, it'll be cheaper to just buy from a dealer since I can swing by the dealer and collect when out for a drive, rather than have to pay for delivery. I thought the point of astonmartinbits was that they are cheaper?

[BravoV8V]

JohnG1 said:

Ah right, in which case, it'll be cheaper to just buy from a dealer since I can swing by the dealer and collect when out for a drive, rather than have to pay for delivery.

Yep.

JohnG1 said:

I thought the point of astonmartinsts was that they are cheaper?

Nope.

[JohnG1]

BravoV8V said:

JohnG1 said:

Ah right, in which case, it'll be cheaper to just buy from a dealer since I can swing by the dealer and collect when out for a drive, rather than have to pay for delivery.

Yep.

JohnG1 said:

I thought the point of astonmartinsts was that they are cheaper?

Nope.

Don't hold back there, let it out! Obviously there is a no naming and shaming policy on here...

[mikey k]

JohnG1 said:

BravoV8V said:

JohnG1 said:

So Astonmartinbits price *1.2 = Aston Martin list price. Wonder where that 20% comes from?

VAT.

All Astonmartinsts prices are ex-VAT (and ex-delivery).

I thought the point of astonmartinbits was that they are cheaper?

Nope
Much of their new stuff is just dealer stuff which they get a reseller discount on
They are a good source for used parts though

[8Tech]

mikey k said:

8Tech said:

bentley01 said:

8Tech said:

Nope, take a look at this quote......

Park switch £26.27, Drive £22.75, Reverse £31.36 and Neutral £23.95.

Total £137.19 RETAIL incl VAT and shipping for the set, less any disco you can negotiate.

Where did this quote come from because I would like to update the switches on my car.

HWM Aston Martin in Walton-Upon-Thames.

Ask for Rob Sims, parts manager. Very helpful and my switches arrived in 48 hours.

[e-mail]

Cheers,

8Tech.

Digging around today it seems this pricing was a one off deal for 8Tech and never be repeated
Shame that wasn't mentioned at the time

In which case then try Nicholas Mee as their quote was £137.19 and that included £10.00 postage.



I can understand they do not give non trade customers the same discount as trade but retail was pretty close.

Here is the RETAIL quote.....

"These are the only switches that AM do in glass Gerry, BR I believe can make the rest if required. Retail prices with out VAT as below:


AD33-7L021-BC

PARK SWITCH AUTO 29.91

AD33-7J175-CC

REVERSE SWITCH AUTO 29.91

AD33-7A247-BC

NEUTRAL SW AUTO 29.91

AD33-7J177-BC

DRIVE SWITCH AUTO 29.91

AD33-15A860-BB

PARKING SENSOR SWITCH 45.78

AD33-2C418-DA

DSC CONTROL SWITCH 45.78

AD33-15K237-BA

FOGLAMP SWITCH 49.79

AD33-14B626-CB

SPORTS MODE SWITCH 104.24

I would point out too that I never quoted exactly what I paid for the switches, I quoted the retail prices I was quoted before my trade discount. I purchased mine from HWM rather than Nicholas Mee as they are my usual suppliers and I wanted to stay loyal to them. I can understand why HWM could not repeat MY discount as it was a special because of the initial mess-up, but cannot see why you cannot get them at retail money of just under £30 each.

Edited by 8Tech on Thursday 29th January 21:23

[AMDBSNick]

Mr Speechley, you are very lucky to benefit from trade discount.

[L0TT0]

AMDBSNick said:

Mr Speechley, you are very lucky to benefit from trade discount.

[BamfordMike]

It's so unfair that not everybody is entitled to trade benefits

[BravoV8V]

BamfordMike said:

It's so unfair that not everybody is entitled to trade benefits