Building a new Lexus thru the dealer...

[jibbby]

I found this fact interesting....

If you were to buy every car part from the Lexus dealership to peice together a new 1992 SC400 it would cost you exacly $173,687.43 USD... That includes all fluids... The original sticker price was like $47,000USD new, you do the math...

This goes to show what a rip off the dealership new parts are...I got this information directly from Lexus...:boggled:

 

[Lextreme II]

Very interesting....

 

[Mattmannz]

I guess all the packaging, shipping, labelling, handling and storage for all the individual parts contributes a lot to the extra cost.

Matt.

 

[4000GT]

I guess all the packaging, shipping, labelling, handling and storage for all the individual parts contributes a lot to the extra cost.

Matt.

Good points, but balance that aganst the cost of production in putting all those bits together!

 

[Mattmannz]

I would suspect the assembly cost per unit is quite low due to the volumes and automation.

All the parts needed are brought in in large quantities as required, mass assembly using robots and other automated systems probably has the cost a LOT lower than you would expect.

Matt.

 

[stevechumo]

There's 1 thing that I believe is all auto makers don't just live on making new cars. Not all people buy new cars everytime. They make more profits by making parts in the long run. Unless the car is obsolete and nobody uses it, they still make parts for it. For example, Toyota didn't make the balljoints separately from the control arms as in the case of a Lexus SC or LS. They want to sell the whole new arms and make more profits.

What about junk yards? You can buy parts from them and install all the parts half-used to be a complete car....LOL. :sleeping:

 

[Mattmannz]

Car makers by law have to produce parts for a certain period of time to ensure that support is available for a reasonable length of time.

Here most of us are talking about early to mid 90's vehicles that are now up to 16 years old. Most likely very little has been done to them until the last few years. That's over 10 years where your parts requirement is very low.

The manufacturers have to have parts around for that whole period of time.

Matt.

 

[4000GT]

I would suspect the assembly cost per unit is quite low due to the volumes and automation.

All the parts needed are brought in in large quantities as required, mass assembly using robots and other automated systems probably has the cost a LOT lower than you would expect.

Matt.

Well, not less than a bag to pack the part in

 

[stevechumo]

Car makers by law have to produce parts for a certain period of time to ensure that support is available for a reasonable length of time.

Here most of us are talking about early to mid 90's vehicles that are now up to 16 years old. Most likely very little has been done to them until the last few years. That's over 10 years where your parts requirement is very low.

The manufacturers have to have parts around for that whole period of time.

Matt.

I don't know about this, but I've seen a lot of used cars without warranty being dropped off at either Toyota, Honda...etc for repairs. The parts are way too expensive. Some exact same aftermarket parts (some even have higher quality and some don't) are a lot cheaper. Most people believe factory parts are always better, but in the reality as I've been playing around with cars, that's not the truth.

 

[Zuffen]

Not all parts a a rip off.

A couple of years ago I ordered three small (the size of a dime) parts for an old Mercedes.

Total cost for the 3 parts? 60Australian cents.

They were individually packed in little plastic bags and had been ordered for me by Mercedes from Germany.

I think that is dirt cheap. Where was the profit for Mercedes or the Dealer.

Your local Toyota/Lexus Dealer probably carries $100,000 worth of parts. He need to make a good return on the parts he actually sells.

Dod you Know you can still buy New Old Stock for 1930's Fords?

Studebaker parts are still available that were made 40-50 years ago from a South Bend warehouse where they've been stored. Think of the storage costs?

 

[jibbby]

New car dealerships make most of their profits off their maintenance department and parts, then new car sales....

The repair center is the real money makers for most new car dealerships..I know this because I owned a used car dealership and was in the business for many years...

I got out of the business before I went mad....


PS. I am thinking of parting out my car, I may be able to retire after that...:smoker:

 

[Smitherz]

You know who makes bank right out of the gate before selling parts... GUESS!! :cool2:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/22/report-porsche-profits-28000-per-car/

Then they take you to the cleaners when something needs replacing. Brilliant! :hump: I have even seen people fight over old worn out parts because they still are valuable for some reason, probably to some sucker on Ebay.

ps This site is awesome for car news/updated.

 

[4000GT]

I have found parts to be a lot more expensive for the Toyota than my Porsche, the Toyota guys charge international freight, Porsche seems to suck it.