$14.85 for wheel nut!

lucky you dont drive a defender xtreme they are dearer again

Sucks doesn't it.
Try buying a standard Rodeo TF wheel nut and stud from Holden. Over 20 bucks.
Put a genuine Subaru timing belt on a turbo forrester last week. Timing belt $230.00.
Power steering o ring kit for 80 series diesel. Trade cost $51.00 for half a dozen o rings and 2 copper washers.
Welcome to modern day motoring.

Willem,

Don't feel bad....I recently had removed the 13 platsic clips holding the drivers side innner wheel guard on and 13 were brittle and broke. I went to get 13 more and was priced $6.90 per clip......before I could shout at the Toyota parts guys he suggested I use the aftermarket ones he sells for $1.10 each. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to parts pricing.

Stuart

Chicken feed try buying Explorer genuine clutch $2700 for parts only, chain for transfer case $770 from Dominelli ford Sydney but from fordparts.com in the states for the same part $100.52 with dollar exchange and postage to me $220 au, front wheel bearing $950 !!!!

Baz.

A friend of mine sent his wife and daughter off last friday night from Sydney down the hume hwy towards Yass, in his new Porche Ceyenne. They hit something on the hwy near Goulbourn and slashed the sidewall of the $700 19" tyre (not repairable). A truckie stopped to help them do the deed, only to find that there was no attachment to fit the security nut on the wheel, therefore, wheel could not be removed. Phoned porche assist who had to arrange a flat top truck to take them to Canberra where the following day the dealership found that in their pre delivery detail they forgot to put the security nut back in the vehicle, OOOPPPPSS!!
Now that sounds like an expensive wheel nut, not to mention the tyre!!
I told my mate he should have bought a Landcruiser..
Stu

Hi Willem ,
Just to stem the tears - was in Alice mid year with a mate who had thrown a mag wheel nut off his Laredo , $ 23.00 and none in stock so slipped around to the nut & bolt shop , 0.65c for 1/2" UNF steely to keep us going . Size seemed a bit strange as this model is built in Austria . Roachie would surely help with a donation to keep the Troll mobile!!!
Cheers John

Does seem rediculous when you can go to Super Cheap auto and buy an angle (angel?) grinder for $15. I bought a high pressure water cleaner for $70, whole GMC generator for under $100 - how can a nut like you(rs) be worth $15

Don't ever lose your Nissan keys - when we bought our Nissan last year (ex Govt) ithad only one key - so we ordered 3 more (we tend to "misplace" keys) - around $130 each! I had budgetted on around $12.

Willem Willem Willem Try putting your glasses on then you may find what you have lost. LOL

Don't want to rub it in but I just bought 6 from Mr Mag in Perth for $10!

Dont know how true it is, but was told that a bare head for a TD5 disco is around the 8k mark.. dont feel bad...

Holden Jackaroo drive belt ... $120 at dealers, $50 at repco (once they bother to look on the computer, that is).

Brake linings for Jackaroo (all 4 wheels) ... $700 at dealers, $130 for Bendix 4WD pads at Repco

Best one I know of is Dad busted a headlight on his XJ Jeep Cherokee. He`s thinking ok a simple square headlight shouldn`t cost too much.Chrysler dealer quotes him $900 and after they peel him off the floor they tell him Narva make the exact same thing for $40 and apart from where the Chrysler pentastar is replaced with the Narva name on the casing there`s no difference.