Ripped off........nearly

Michael J (SA). I hope the new mat is perfect in every way and you can go and show the boys from the local Tojo place whilst mentioning the price.

Do we still have an authority which is called "Prices Justification Tribunal"? Asuming, of course that the $99 mat is comparable to the Tojo article.

It's unbelievable, how do they get away with it? Not to mention the exhorbitant price they want for accessories in the first place.

Parts no better mate. Just the typical spare parts BLOODY RIP OFF.
For what it's worth ... they're all thieving mongrels .. regardless of badge.

Cheers

LOL look out Michael. The "you only get what you pay for" dilletantes will be shaking their fingers at you.

Everyone knows Toyota's vinyl mats will survive a nuclear explosion that's why they cost $733. Your el cheapo solution will probably only last 20 years!!!! Poor, poor choice :)))))))

Why are some prices so high? Because there are plenty of resellers who charge what ever they like because there are plenty of ill-informed and naive consumers out there who have more money than sense and ahppily pay whatever is asked. They're the ones that are making it b***** hard for the rest of us.

Michael
Good Day Mate. I know how you feel about prices , I fear the bill I'm going to get at Prosser Toyota when I go to pick up my Troopy after getting a full re-build to the Transfer Case ..$ $ $ $ but it will have the 12 months parts and labor warranty,
I can still feel the pain from Mt Isa when I bought an aftermarket brand water pump , Crocodile brand or whatever, (I think little bugger bit me ) anyhow it lasted about 6 months and began leaking, so they replaced , thats ok but it cost me to have it fitted. well that one lasted 11 months, so Into Bell & Moir Toyota and had a genuine fitted , No more leaks for the last 2 years and the original lasted 11 years. but then a MAT is not a vital part so the $99 mat should do , as for mine I wouldn;t have bothered about a mat, just stick the hose in when it needs cleaning.

Doug

I got a huge shock when I had to replace the water pump on my 80 Series. Went to the local Tojo dealer and got quoted $165 ish and then thought to myself - geez not too steep - i'll still check out aftermarket so I went into Repco and the bloke quoted me $194 ish for a non-genuine.

I obviously got him to check and told him the price of the genuine article so he checked and he re-checked but kept coming up the same!

I guess it pays to shop around - genuine's not always the most expensive! I will admit this is the only case of this I've found, but still... haha!

Cheers
Scoey!

Michael
Yoyota just phoned , mine is ready to go, all fixed , will go and get it in the morning when thier car picks me up, not going now as i would have to use a Taxi, Bill is going to be $2180

That's some bill just for the taxi.....how much for the Troopy repairs??? LOL LOL

Hi there Michael, Toyota have a series of prices, one is "cost price", the next "trade price", the next "nice customer" price the next is "arrogant price", the last one is "as#whole price". I kid you not I use to work for them and my mate still does and his wife use to work in spare parts. She use to get everything for me cost price and I still do through other people I know there. If you walk in mouthing off and giving them a hard time it becomes instant as#whole price which can be well above cost price in the way of double or more I kid you not. I still have receipts here for parts I had bought for the hilux, eg water pump I paid $78 maximum price could have been just under $200. So pays to be nice to them. I'm not saying you werent in anyway just a tip. Bit like if the cop pulls you up,yes sir no sir thinking maybe Ill get off this one. Open the door and mouth off to him what the fu#k did I do wrong your gone straight away. My mate bought new carpet for his hilux did have vinyl but wanted to get carpet in it. Anyone with carpet in a hilux 98 SR5 look after it, $1300 from Toyota got it before he spoke to me wouldnt have saved him that much seen it wasnt for me and the people that I know there will only give me cost price but I might have at least got trade for him. Regards Steve M

for 733 bucks you can go get a custom carpet job done.....better than that cheap plastic your going to be putting in

It also depends on what you ask for. I wanted a new gear stick knob for my old hilux. Went in and asked for a price on a '85 hilux one and it was something way too much, in excess of $100 or so. Then asked if he would check the price of the 2006 model one... $20! Needless to say I bought that one.

The thing with toyotas is sometimes present model items will fit and are cheaper! it costs no more to ask the guy behind the counter.

BUT I do agree sometimes partsdo cost TOO much.