Lithia Bend Over - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Tahoe C5 · 2009-04-16, 05:48 PM

Like an idiot I walked into Lithia's parts department w/o talking with the forum folks first. I felt that the door sensor switch that I broke last week by closing my door on the seat belt (which hadn't fully retracted) was going to be like $15-$20. After all, it's basically about 2 grams of plastic with a spring loaded plastic plunger switch. Amazingly they had the switch in stock for my 05 Legacy LGT! Without asking I handed them my credit card and was stunned when they rang up $50.92!!!!!

Next time I'll spend some time on the forum or call pick & pull or another recycling yard before I drop my drawers for the parts department. The good: it was a 15 minute job to replace it and I'll get credit for stimulating the economy!

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-04-16, 06:14 PM

Why didn't you just return the part when you saw how much it was?

JonnydaJibba · 2009-04-16, 06:30 PM

That might be a hard part to find at a yard. I was at airport auto wreckers a couple weeks ago and they didn't have any new leggies.

Tahoe C5 · 2009-04-16, 07:43 PM

I was determined to get this fixed and I only come to Reno once a week if at all. You're likely correct that newer Legacys are not readily available to canilbalize.

Dean · 2009-04-16, 10:27 PM

I would call the dismantlers in Rancho Cordova for that sort of thing.

Could have stolen the passenger side one for a couple days.

JonnydaJibba · 2009-04-17, 07:23 AM

Airport Auto Wreckers are the only guys in town who get Subies too.

sperry · 2009-04-17, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

Airport Auto Wreckers are the only guys in town who get Subies too.

D&D have some. I got my '96 Leggy/Outback gearbox from them.

JonnydaJibba · 2009-04-17, 02:09 PM

Oh really?! Those bastards prob just told me that so I would go there... fuckers.

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-04-17, 02:53 PM

IMO the guy at airport auto is a clown. Just out of curiosity I asked him "hey, how much for this wingless bugeye trunk?" *Oh that's pretty nice, $350*

sperry · 2009-04-17, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

Oh really?! Those bastards prob just told me that so I would go there... fuckers.

I got a 4.44 rear-end from Airport... I was less than impressed with their attitudes there. As if me paying them $250 for a $90 rear-end was them doing me a favor.

The guys over at D&D are friendly and helpful and bend over backwards to help you get the right bits.

knucklesplitter · 2009-04-17, 04:47 PM

Lithia doesn't set the retail prices on replacement parts. Subaru does. Thread title should be "Subaru Bend Over"... I guess...

Kevin M · 2009-04-18, 11:11 AM

D&D does have fantastic service, but I have yet to see a bugeye or newer Impreza there. Leggies and Foresters don't get much newer either. They just don't feel like they can afford newer vehicles. Works okay for me though, since I have yet to own a Subaru newer than 2001.

ScottyS · 2009-04-18, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I got a 4.44 rear-end from Airport... I was less than impressed with their attitudes there. As if me paying them $250 for a $90 rear-end was them doing me a favor.

The guys over at D&D are friendly and helpful and bend over backwards to help you get the right bits.

Maybe for you, those guys wasted my time.

WRXlerate · 2009-04-18, 05:52 PM

I get bent over frequently at Lithia, I always need a few small parts and don't want to risk not getting the correct ones off of a wholesale site. I go in there so much they do work with me on the price a little.
I have had good luck with Airport, as for D&D, I would buy new before I go there. Both times I went there to buy bits for my honda I found that I could have bought them brand new on a wholesale site for the same price AFTER SHIPPING!!

"D"irty "D"ouchebags
Rancho has been great for both Subaru and Honda parts

Kevin M · 2009-04-18, 06:44 PM

D&D's software puts up high prices, but if you ask for a discount you pretty much get it. Especially lately.

knucklesplitter · 2009-04-18, 08:50 PM

I buy $1000's of small parts and gaskets from Jamie at subarugenuineparts.com . Their prices are pretty hard to beat unless you get dealer pricing. She is pretty helpful and answers questions accurately and quickly (within a day). If it is in stock it will be here in 2-3 days. My only beef is the arbitrary 10% shipping charge with a $7 minimum, but usually I buy a few $100's at a time so it doesn't hurt me much.

2009-04-16, 05:48 PM	#1
Tahoe C5 EJ22 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Tahoe Posts: 175 Car: 05 Legacy GT, 81 RX7	Lithia Bend Over Like an idiot I walked into Lithia's parts department w/o talking with the forum folks first. I felt that the door sensor switch that I broke last week by closing my door on the seat belt (which hadn't fully retracted) was going to be like $15-$20. After all, it's basically about 2 grams of plastic with a spring loaded plastic plunger switch. Amazingly they had the switch in stock for my 05 Legacy LGT! Without asking I handed them my credit card and was stunned when they rang up $50.92!!!!! Next time I'll spend some time on the forum or call pick & pull or another recycling yard before I drop my drawers for the parts department. The good: it was a 15 minute job to replace it and I'll get credit for stimulating the economy!

2009-04-16, 06:14 PM	#2
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Why didn't you just return the part when you saw how much it was? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-04-16, 06:30 PM	#3
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	That might be a hard part to find at a yard. I was at airport auto wreckers a couple weeks ago and they didn't have any new leggies. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2009-04-16, 10:27 PM	#5
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I would call the dismantlers in Rancho Cordova for that sort of thing. Could have stolen the passenger side one for a couple days. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-04-17, 07:23 AM	#6
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Airport Auto Wreckers are the only guys in town who get Subies too. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2009-04-16, 07:43 PM	#4
Tahoe C5 EJ22 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Tahoe Posts: 175 Car: 05 Legacy GT, 81 RX7	I was determined to get this fixed and I only come to Reno once a week if at all. You're likely correct that newer Legacys are not readily available to canilbalize.

2009-04-17, 02:09 PM	#8
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Oh really?! Those bastards prob just told me that so I would go there... fuckers. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2009-04-17, 02:53 PM	#9
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	IMO the guy at airport auto is a clown. Just out of curiosity I asked him "hey, how much for this wingless bugeye trunk?" Oh that's pretty nice, $350 __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-04-17, 04:47 PM	#11
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	Lithia doesn't set the retail prices on replacement parts. Subaru does. Thread title should be "Subaru Bend Over"... I guess...

2009-04-18, 11:11 AM	#12
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	D&D does have fantastic service, but I have yet to see a bugeye or newer Impreza there. Leggies and Foresters don't get much newer either. They just don't feel like they can afford newer vehicles. Works okay for me though, since I have yet to own a Subaru newer than 2001. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2009-04-18, 05:52 PM	#14
WRXlerate EJ22 Real Name: John B. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind a brick wall. Posts: 471 Car: 02 Soccermom Wagon Class: "sleeper" Destroying V8 Egos 4 cylinders at a time	I get bent over frequently at Lithia, I always need a few small parts and don't want to risk not getting the correct ones off of a wholesale site. I go in there so much they do work with me on the price a little. I have had good luck with Airport, as for D&D, I would buy new before I go there. Both times I went there to buy bits for my honda I found that I could have bought them brand new on a wholesale site for the same price AFTER SHIPPING!! "D"irty "D"ouchebags Rancho has been great for both Subaru and Honda parts __________________ Stuff sold by the gram is always more exciting than stuff sold by the pound. JC

2009-04-18, 06:44 PM	#15
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	D&D's software puts up high prices, but if you ask for a discount you pretty much get it. Especially lately. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2009-04-18, 08:50 PM	#16
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	I buy $1000's of small parts and gaskets from Jamie at subarugenuineparts.com . Their prices are pretty hard to beat unless you get dealer pricing. She is pretty helpful and answers questions accurately and quickly (within a day). If it is in stock it will be here in 2-3 days. My only beef is the arbitrary 10% shipping charge with a $7 minimum, but usually I buy a few $100's at a time so it doesn't hurt me much.

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