rip off radio

Submitted: Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 14:12
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A mate of mine changed the radio in the nissan the double type he put the new mp3 player in and the old one in the house so he could put it back in when he resold the truck but due to someone breaking into the house and stealing this radio he thought to get a price from nissan for the insurance company to his supprise the value of the radio was $3000.00 no miss print do these have gold bullion in them????and the insurance company said no way we dont cover car parts in houses
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Reply By: Bob of KAOS - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 14:36

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 14:36
Was that his house contents insurance? Or his car insurance?
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Follow Up By: Member - Tim&Jan - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 14:43

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 14:43
He had the house and car insured by the same mob
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Follow Up By: Bob of KAOS - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 15:17

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 15:17
Then its a case of rip off radio and rip off insurance. Another example of how large firms, Nissan and AAMI (or equivalent) in this case, but usually the banks, rip off the small individual. Insurers not uncommonly reject claims out of hand on first presentation. Your friend should claim again, and then contact the insurance ombudsman (or whatever it is in that state) if they reject the claim.
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Follow Up By: garrycol - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:02

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:02
Sorry to say this is how insurance comapnies work - before car restoration insurance was availiable I tried to get insurance for the car and its bits - house contents would not cover any car parts ot the car under the house - in the end I had to fully insure the car with car insurance (as if it was being driven around) even though it was not on the road. However if part of the car was seperate from the car - say in the house neither the house or car insurance would cover this bit if something happened to it! As was said - a rip off!!
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Reply By: angler - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:21

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:21
Whats his best offer for another radio?? I have one sitting in my shed waiting for a similar fate. If I can get close to three grand its yours !!!! HA HA HA.
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Reply By: Member - Tim&Jan - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:31

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 16:31
Mate I dont think their worth a brass cent but It does make you wonder maybe I should sell mine on ebay?
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Reply By: Exploder - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 17:02

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 17:02
Nissan must have given the incorrect price on that. There is no way a factory head unit is worth $3000, it is just not possible.

On the plus side when you buy a new patrol save yourself $3000 and tell them you don’t want a radio.
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Reply By: Geoff - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 18:07

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 18:07
Sorry to here that. My farther inlaw wanted to put one of those in his nissan and was quoted the same price. I recommend he go down to the local 4wd wrecker and he picked up a almost brand new cd/am/fm/sw factory nissan radio for $400.00 practically brand new, he still thinks i'm a legend, i think he was lucky but you never know.
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Reply By: Member - Jim M (NSW) - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 19:47

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 19:47
yeah nissan are criminals with their prices afew weeks ago i went to price a brake master cylinder kit they wanted $180 for four rubber washers. told em to stick it where it fits. and scored a after market kit for $45 where do they get of with a $135 difference.
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Follow Up By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 22:41

Saturday, Jul 02, 2005 at 22:41
G'day Jim M,

Mate you'll be happy to hear that toyota is no better, remember post 21655

Avagoodn
Pezza

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Follow Up By: Member - iMusty (VIC) - Sunday, Jul 03, 2005 at 11:45

Sunday, Jul 03, 2005 at 11:45
I posted about a month back that Repco wanted about $30-$40 for a non genuine air filter for my ... duh air filter. I went to Nissan to check that I had ordered the right one at Repco and the Genunine part only cost $19.00.

I hate cliche's but you have to shop around.

But be that as it may ... The original post here was about a $3,000.00 radio. I ... IMO think that Nissan or whoever aren't interested in selling car parts, they only do it cause the law says they have to supply them. They are really selling cars and finance.

They have done their figures with recources we only dream of having.

Nissan are not dumb. The have done there figures and they make millions anyway.

The CEO of Nissan would be thinking if he read this post "WHO CARES?" "I have acheived what the board set out for me and that's that" or "I havn't achieved it so I'll resign and take my monster payout. I cant lose. hahahahahahaha"

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Reply By: Member - Tim&Jan - Sunday, Jul 03, 2005 at 09:13

Sunday, Jul 03, 2005 at 09:13
Yea but this aint no prado you can double that for the nissan.I do agree next time I buy a new nissan I will have a few non essentuals taken of the price not bloody likely?
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