Dealer parts prices

[John Reay]

I have absolutely no idea how Porsche structure their price for parts, they seem to be all over the place.

I have just bought a 24k service kit, belts, fuel filter and discs & pads for front and rear of a 993.

First price is from 30th Nov 04 and second price is 6/1/05

24k service kit was 76.57 now 94.05
Fuel filter was 20.16 now 18.65
Front discs was 84.89 now 75.20
Front pads was 81.24 now 87.91
Front sensors was 7.40 now 7.33
Rear discs was 84.93 now 76.49
Rear pads was 57.33 now 59.60
Rear sensors was 12.17 now 6.81

These are prior to VAT and any discount

Overall I am better off, but such a strange pricing policy.

John

[domster]

Change of suppliers, change of distribution costs, possible increase on service kit prices to discourage home servicing... all possible. Glad they're not all up tho'

[henry-f]

Porsche have a very interesting price policy indeed and I believe it has something to do with demand. We bought a little sensor the other day that had been given a slight increase, from around £250-300 to £950. Nice work if you can get it. It does rather bugger up fixed price menu work. Another case of the acountants running the show.

Henry

[900T-R]

In general, there's been more movement within OE parts pricing because of more intense competition with the aftermarket, especially after the revision of the European regulations regarding competition on the automotive market.

Downwards adjustment of prices almost certainly is a result of price movements in the aftermarket (note that in many cases we're talking the exact same part - only in a Bosch, Brembo or Valeo-branded box instead of one with the name of the car manuifacturer on it) and the OEM will try and compensate for that by jacking up prices for parts for which there's less or no competition (often parts that are proprietary to one certain car model, and numbers aren't big enough for them to justify carrying them as an AM supplier).

John Reay said:

I have absolutely no idea how Porsche structure their price for parts, they seem to be all over the place. I have just bought a 24k service kit, belts, fuel filter and discs & pads for front and rear of a 993. First price is from 30th Nov 04 and second price is 6/1/05 24k service kit was 76.57 now 94.05 Fuel filter was 20.16 now 18.65 Front discs was 84.89 now 75.20 Front pads was 81.24 now 87.91 Front sensors was 7.40 now 7.33 Rear discs was 84.93 now 76.49 Rear pads was 57.33 now 59.60 Rear sensors was 12.17 now 6.81 These are prior to VAT and any discount Overall I am better off, but such a strange pricing policy. John

[pesty]

henry-f said:

Porsche have a very interesting price policy indeed and I believe it has something to do with demand. We bought a little sensor the other day that had been given a slight increase, from around £250-300 to £950. Nice work if you can get it. It does rather bugger up fixed price menu work. Another case of the acountants running the show. Henry

would that have been the accererometer thingy that I keep reading about?