Oh my god... am I just completely missing something here? Wanted to get some Honda OEM MTF for my ITR tranny rebuild...

Called up my local Acura dealer.. $5.76 /.
Called up my local Honda dealer.. $7.75 /.

Then he asked me and I quote, "what year tranny fluid do you need?". Uhhh.

 

you should have told him to lick something poisonous.

 

That's the dealer for u

 

You bored, Andy?

Pat, who likes how Hooch has posted in half the threads on page 1

[on-topic] Honda dealers are routinely more expensive than Acura dealers - locally filters are $1.50 more if purchased at instead of [/on-topic]

 

I've found just the opposite. Acura's lineup is a lot more expensive....

 

You being a smartass or talking about parts?

Parts and supplies shared between Honda and Acura (oil filters, spark plugs, Hondabond, valve covers, etc) are always more expensive from the Honda dealer here.

 

I disagree.

My Acura dealer is routinely 5 - 10% more expensive than my Honda Dealer here...

 

People still pay retail price on OEM parts?

 

Hmm. Maybe it's just the fact that the local Honda dealer (who I won't name, other than to say that it starts with "L" and ends with "eith") is a bunch of thieving bastards.

I had a coupon once for 20% off parts if I spent $75 at that particular dealer. So I load up on oil filters and MTF. Turns out I could have gotten the same deal at the Acura place across the parking lot, without the coupon

 

Wack... Some Honda dealers are more expensive than Acura around here.

 

Local dealers are like that as well.

 

to hell with going to the dealer for OEM parts. the first place i look is

http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.net

good prices, quick shipment

 

I never said that... The problem with my Acura dealer is that they don't sell for MSRP. They sell for MSRP + 10%. The Honda dealer (right next door) sells for MSRP. To further that problem, I've only ever been able to get the parts manager to give me 15% off at the Acura dealer, where I get 20% off at the Honda dealer... Sigh.

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My family and I have bought 4 cars in the past 2 years from this particular Acura Dealership. I can get any car on the lot for $500 over invoice, but I can't get friggin a good deal on parts... The GM/Sales people are great. Their parts department sucks ***.
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