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Here's a new question that might require a new thread. Why are there different prices on this item from different dealerships?
I understand an oil change costing more in MD then in some other parts of the country due to labor costs, but a part? Isn't a part a set price and that's it? I can't imagine transportation costs go into a tube of grease that's being sold at dealerships all in the same region.

I had a dealership near me place an order and it's $15.85. Why the variation in parts pricing???

 

A dealership can determine how much profit they make off of a product in much the same way you can haggle the price of a car. I would imagine that they guy at the parts counter and his manager have some discretion over the mark-up from their cost.

 

It's not an actual car part, per se, more of an luxury item, like car wax or air freshener. That being the case, the dealerships are free to charge what they think the local market will hold.

 

This dealership has Eagle One wax and stuff and I guess I can kind of understand that situation to be in line with what you said, but the way I understand it, this is an actual "part" or at least is classified as one in their system.

Either way it seems shady.

 

actually, i believe its very necessary, i did mine a few times in one year with my 03, and have already done it twice in 6 months on my 06. its a great thing for the seals, especially when the top is down and they are in direct sunlight for hours at a time. preventive maintenance is always good, especially when it can keep from seals going bad down the road.

 

It's not shady... Is it shady when you pay $x for an S2000 and I paid $y for an S2000??

A dealership is really no different from a Best Buy or a Circuit City. They have product in their inventory that they buy from their supplier at cost then resell to you with a certain amount of mark up applied. The mark up covers their electricity, their lease, their taxes, their pay roll, etc...

However, there's usually some flexibility between their cost of the product and the suggested retail price. The more product they move, the less mark up they have to charge (to stay profitable). Or, the lower their operating costs are the less mark up they have to charge (to stay profitable). Not shady -- economics.

 

You know, I've never used this stuff, but does this also reduce soft top noise? (not the wind noise obviously for you smart asses out there) but for the creeks and cracks you here every now and then when hitting a bump or two.

 

I was so gonna pick on the wind noise if you didn't say that.

 

Dylan, not sure if this is the right grease for that sort of thing or not. This stuff is designed to be absorbed into the rubber seals and keep them from drying out. You probably need something more suitable as an actual lubricant. (I'm expecting a :skip: on that... )

 

Yes, I have become wiser.