S
Scott Hughes
Website - Lou Fusz Subaru in St Louis, MO:
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=213968
I know this has been asked several times w/o very helpful responses cause
I've searched for it myself. I've found that one of my local dealers
(Lou Fusz) has an online parts store that has discounted OEM parts. I am
replacing my knock sensor and a door jamb switch so I give the prices for
those as examples:
Knock Sensor:
MSRP: $94.17
Lou Fusz: $84.75
Door Switch:
MSRP: $8.57
Lou Fusz: $7.71
They and another local dealer both quoted me the MSRP when I called their
parts department directly. When I pointed out the price on the website,
the guy at Lou Fusz said he could sell for that price. If I were to buy
online I would be charged shipping and tax. Since they're local I'll
just go pick the parts up, but for those outside of MO, you might only be
charged shipping (not tax), so it may be cheaper than buying at MSRP
locally. Alternatively, you MIGHT be able to get your local dealer to
pricematch.. not sure what luck you'd have there.
-Scott
PS. if you go to the main Lou Fusz site: http://www.loufusz.com/ you can
go to any of the makes in their network and get a similar parts solution
(I only tested the Mazda site, I assume the rest are the same). YMMV
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=213968
I know this has been asked several times w/o very helpful responses cause
I've searched for it myself. I've found that one of my local dealers
(Lou Fusz) has an online parts store that has discounted OEM parts. I am
replacing my knock sensor and a door jamb switch so I give the prices for
those as examples:
Knock Sensor:
MSRP: $94.17
Lou Fusz: $84.75
Door Switch:
MSRP: $8.57
Lou Fusz: $7.71
They and another local dealer both quoted me the MSRP when I called their
parts department directly. When I pointed out the price on the website,
the guy at Lou Fusz said he could sell for that price. If I were to buy
online I would be charged shipping and tax. Since they're local I'll
just go pick the parts up, but for those outside of MO, you might only be
charged shipping (not tax), so it may be cheaper than buying at MSRP
locally. Alternatively, you MIGHT be able to get your local dealer to
pricematch.. not sure what luck you'd have there.
-Scott
PS. if you go to the main Lou Fusz site: http://www.loufusz.com/ you can
go to any of the makes in their network and get a similar parts solution
(I only tested the Mazda site, I assume the rest are the same). YMMV