Toyota Rip Off Again!

[mad welshman]

my car went in for some work today, nothing major, alternator belt, power stearing flush and renewal and rocker cover gasket replacemnt.

point being...........

go told that my belt tensioner needed changing because of the bearing.......

toyota price.....£94 +vat :ffs: :censor: :ffs: :censor: :ffs:

dont know if anyone has had this problem before?? easily sorted out...

went to a bearing supplier and got a replacement for £3.30!!!!!!!

so peeps, have a good think and ask a few questions before going down the easier and more expensive route of TOYOTA!!!!

hope this will save someone else a load of money

baz

[daktari]

Yeah. Found this with BMW as well. Had to replace a rear wheel bearing. BMW price 34 quid. PARTCO price 22 quid. Bearing seller chap 9 quid. Exactly the same make as the BMW one. A serious case of profiteering methinks,. The old saying Caveat Emptor springs to mind. Buyer beware.

[System~G]

It's all to do with the number of "middle-men" involved. Also the other influence is the location and size of the dealership as the overheads will be higher too.

If you ring around the various dealers for pricing on the same item, you'll get different quotes.

It's well known the partco type places are loads cheaper as a result

[Leeky]

Funnily enough just had both my cam belt and alternator belt changed and toyota wanted to change the tentioners

Nice try guys

[mad welshman]

Funnily enough just had both my cam belt and alternator belt changed and toyota wanted to change the tentioners 

Nice try guys 

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nice one leeky

but seriously.....keep an eye on those bearings.......dont want the belt coming off and hitting the timing belt. nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[Twincam.GTi]

It's well known the partco type places are loads cheaper as a result 

Sometimes though a 'Main Dealer/franchise' can be cheaper than partco type/places.

An instance of this was my local Rover Dealer. Due to the place being so vast they held stock for a lot of older BMC/Leyland cars and it was genuine new/old stock. This place was ideal when I wanted bits for my MGB and the prices were cheaper than so-called MG Specialists; plus being genuine Leyland the quality was better on certain parts such as 'Chrome' trim/brightwork.

Sadly this excellent dealership along with a couple of other helpful dealerships in my area has now since closed :(

[Jesus]

Everyone's in it to make money. They're not here to help you.

There's a serious lack of customer satisfaction/importance now in pretty much every trade. It's all about the money.

The genuine guys that are there to help are the ones that don't make the money... but you'll go back to every time.

The bigger a business becomes, the less they care about their customers.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

i second that

if the tensioner rollers are steel they should be ok , but need changing at least sometime in the cars lifetime. unlike the ford guaranteed to shatter plastic ones

[Karma Supra]

I am currently sat in a Toyota dealership, while my MR2 gets a wheel alignment.... Lets see what they say!

[mad welshman]

I am currently sat in a Toyota dealership, while my MR2 gets a wheel alignment.... Lets see what they say!

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what was the result?

[Leeky]

I am currently sat in a Toyota dealership, while my MR2 gets a wheel alignment.... Lets see what they say!

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what was the result?

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Just got off the phone to Karma and it seems the same dealer has done the same thing to him as they did to me.

Said the bolts on the rear couldnt be undone

[EarL]

Just got off the phone to Karma and it seems the same dealer has done the same thing to him as they did to me.

Said the bolts on the rear couldnt be undone 

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What a load of hairytesticles! A major player like Toyota that cant undo a flamin' couple of bolts for gawds sake!

What's the world comin too :ffs: :ffs:

[mad welshman]

:ffs: why do people still go to toyota dealers!? i dont bother anymore, found a garage that likes working on jap cars....no bull from them, just a resonable quote and a great job.

toyota dealers can F.O.A.D :censor:

BAZ