Eurocar Parts Xmas sale
Discussion
ECP is the DFS of car parts. If you sign up to their emails you'll soon realise that every other weekend is "their biggest ever sale" or some other equally vague claim.
They are sometimes good value, but I wish they'd just show you the bloody prices rather than forcing you to fill a basket and then enter a code (MEGADEAL69) which implies you're getting a much bigger discount than you actually are.
2/10 worst rant ever etc.
They are sometimes good value, but I wish they'd just show you the bloody prices rather than forcing you to fill a basket and then enter a code (MEGADEAL69) which implies you're getting a much bigger discount than you actually are.
2/10 worst rant ever etc.
I quite like the feeling you get from when the discount is applied in your shopping basket on these; I suppose it's true for other shoppers hence why they continue with it.
I often find that their brother, carparts4less, have things even cheaper when you also apply one of their discount codes.
Helpfully, the product codes are the same for both sites so it makes comparing very easy.
£50.03 (delivered!) on ECP for a battery for my Evora whilst it's £51.14 (again delivered!) on CP4L as an example.
I often find that their brother, carparts4less, have things even cheaper when you also apply one of their discount codes.
Helpfully, the product codes are the same for both sites so it makes comparing very easy.
£50.03 (delivered!) on ECP for a battery for my Evora whilst it's £51.14 (again delivered!) on CP4L as an example.
What is most annoying about ECP is that there are different levels of discount available each week via a code, but the 'list' price also changes in many cases to negate any inferred improved discount code.
In the case of ECP (or sister company Carparts4less) you can usually get the same parts cheaper than their "discounted" website prices on their Ebay store anyway.
In the case of ECP (or sister company Carparts4less) you can usually get the same parts cheaper than their "discounted" website prices on their Ebay store anyway.
Is it just me? Or were Euro car parts untouchable for prices when they first appeared, now they're unbelievably expensive??
I get emails all the time from them about sales, whatever it is 20,30 percent off and i still know they'll be way more expensive than most other places i now buy parts, so i don't even read them!
I get emails all the time from them about sales, whatever it is 20,30 percent off and i still know they'll be way more expensive than most other places i now buy parts, so i don't even read them!
robbocop33 said:
Is it just me? Or were Euro car parts untouchable for prices when they first appeared, now they're unbelievably expensive??
I get emails all the time from them about sales, whatever it is 20,30 percent off and i still know they'll be way more expensive than most other places i now buy parts, so i don't even read them!
ECP are completely wacko on prices and sales. They must pay their web monkeys in crack cocaine:I get emails all the time from them about sales, whatever it is 20,30 percent off and i still know they'll be way more expensive than most other places i now buy parts, so i don't even read them!
(1) At the end of the day, they know what price they want to sell it for regardless of % discount. Sometimes they'll sell something for £7.99 after a 30% discount code. Then a few months later the same item will be £7.99 after 60% off... Still as long as it's cheaper than say Halfords then that's OK.
(2) Current offer is BOGOF on screenwash using FREESCREEN code. So £3.49 for 10 litres of concentrated screenwash is pretty good. But add one of the oil offers of QX oil using code BOX80 and the oil comes out at full price. So you have to do 2 reservations.
(3) Type in the specific item you want and ECP make it hard to find. I want a Bosch battery for my MINI at £133 discounted. Use their reg system to find the same battery and it magically becomes £230.
Had another 'experience' with them this morning. I don't know if it just my local branch and the dippy girl on the counter or are they generally hopeless.
Four attempts in the summer to get the correct suspension parts.
An effort this morning to get a battery. (Oh our website said you need this £58 one but you really need this £85 one). I was only changing it as a 'just in case' so the increase in price soured it.
Four attempts in the summer to get the correct suspension parts.
An effort this morning to get a battery. (Oh our website said you need this £58 one but you really need this £85 one). I was only changing it as a 'just in case' so the increase in price soured it.
vikingaero said:
ECP are completely wacko on prices and sales. They must pay their web monkeys in crack cocaine...
This is why I just can't be bothered with ECP now. After jumping through various hoops on their website and their ebay site to find the right item at the best price, you go to collect and then (whilst waiting ages to be served due to a lack of people behind the counter) you see the same product on the shelf with a ticket price 25% lower. Whilst Car Parts 4 Less prices are a little less obfuscated, after wasting 20 hours over 2 months in emails, phone calls and live chat trying to get them to send out a missing item it'll be a cold day in hell before I trust them again.
Unless I need a part in a hurry I now use autodoc.co.uk or one of their alternatively branded sites. Clear prices, much greater choice of suppliers and their discount rate is automatically applied before even having to add it to the basket. Plus the varying but rather more believable discounts do actually make a difference to the price rather than being countered by increases in the list price. They're invariably much cheaper than ECP and whilst they may just be a giant dropshipper, they do it very very well.
interstellar said:
The business could be in trouble. See the news
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