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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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why are dealers parts prices diffrent from one another

I called on a price for a tail light from one dealer $500.00 with a discount . Looked suncoast Porsche $375.00? Where is the integrity?
 
Old Aug 5, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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I called on a price for a tail light from one dealer $500.00 with a discount . Looked suncoast Porsche $375.00? Where is the integrity?
Dealership and integrity???
 
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The bottom line for a dealer is profit. Most of their customers probably dont even bother calling around for prices, so they charge as much as they can.
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Most dealers don't like Suncoast. They want everything sold at full retail. The owners need to fuel their jets after all.
 
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Dealership and integrity???
 
Old Aug 5, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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Dealership and integrity usually do not belong in the same sentence.
 
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You can't go wrong with Suncoast Porsche.
 
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Suncoast Porsche has always given me great prices.
 
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+1. suncoast rocks, dealership(s) suck.
 
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My dealer (in Canada) gave me a price of $500 for a OEM front lip. Suncoast $230. I asked the dealer: "what gives?". He looked up their "cost" and said they have to pay Porsche $360 for that part. It sounds like even Porsche isn't consistent in their pricing - if you believe the Canadian Dealer...
 
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