I don't want to start a flame war but I just wanted to possibly get some of the Evo X owners thinking about pricing a little.

The whole idea behind the thread is about price gouging on parts for the Evo X. This thread is not about bashing anyone but let’s come to the table customers and vendors to talk a bit.

Though I agree we need to keep our Vendors in business to keep those great parts coming to us, I don't feel that we need them make them overnight rich if you get the metaphor.

I've reviewed the pricing the vendors who've released parts for the Evo X so far and it seems to me that the car dealers aren't the only ones guilty of price gouging from people being excited about the car.

I can understand a small markup as they need to make money while they can but some of the pricing differences when comparing a single part to a single part are big. Not all of them but some of them.

This prompted me to post a thread about this just so everyone can step back a second and review.

When comparing modification lists to modification lists you can expect to pay over 15% more on your Evo X parts than you did on previous Evo's. Though this may not hit you as a lot personally, it can add up quickly over a couple of parts.

There doesn't seem to be any reason for it as the parts that are marked up don't seem to really require more time or material in any real way than the previous Evo parts.

So everyone I would advise you wait it out and let the pricing settle down. I know the Evo X is new and hot but Vendor's have to realize they can't expect the consumer to eat it 100%. If they want to be in the market they need to give a little as well.

Again, this is not to bash anyone but simply to say...

"Come on, let’s be reasonable..."

bryan

 

the extra mark up covers the redesigning of this parts. they cant just use the same parts as the old evos. they have to manufacture apart, test fit, rework, test fit, rework and dyno test and so forther before releasing that part. The prices will come down (just like they did when the evo 8 came out) in due time. Right now people are spending alot of time testing these parts to make sure they work and perform.

 

I get the testing part... but some of these parts are so simple in design my grand mother could make them. I'm not saying all parts are unreasonable in price, just some so far... The whole point is to get everyone to think about it when they go to buy...

bryan

 

Yeah I have to back the vendors here. The other thing is that most of these shops are buying their own vehicles to do stuff a lot faster. When the Evo 8 came out most shops were slow because they only used customer cars.

 

Again, that's the cost of doing business... I can understand a reasonable mark up. I just want to get people to think about the prices on all the parts they buy.

It's more of just something to be aware of and maybe wait until it comes down on that single part.

If people compare and wait on parts that seem to be unreasonably marked up then the market will settle and we can all buy reasonably priced parts sooner...

Like it or not Vendors know EvoM has a lot of their future customers on it and if we all play fair we can all get what we want...

 

Of course Evo X parts prices are going to be higher than Evo 8/9 prices! First of all, the parts are all brand new and designed within the past month. Second of all, these X parts are going to sell in much smaller quantities right now than the Evo 8/9 parts will. I'm sure prices will even out once there becomes a larger Evo X customer base and there are a wider variety of parts that are available...but for right now I think only 15% higher in price (as you claim) is a great deal!

 

I agree, not extremely horrible but it's not something that everyone should ignore or not discuss...

BUT if they can make money on 15% less and they are now marking it up another 15%. How far up do you think we are above what it really cost to keep everyone happy?

 

I'm personally waiting no matter how excited I get.

 

I have a question about this subject. OEM parts... South Coast has them for 30% off right now, would that still be higher than buying through another vendor, just because the original dealer price could be higher?

 

I would compare them to another dealer's prices. South Coast has always had the best prices I've seen on OEM stuff (usually).

Vendors usually only get like 10% to 15% off OEM prices from the dealer so if they are offering 30%, it's a deal.

 

^ Yeah, I'm just contemplating buying OEM parts (like shift knob & e-brake) & working it into the purchase price on a X, or waiting till they come out on eBay.

 

If anyone is wondering (why is this guy talking about 15%), it's not only the 15% but on one part I saw a 200%+ markup versus the same part on an Evo 8 both of which require similiar effot/material to make. So that's the kind of case I'm mostly talking about though other not as big mark up's are unnecessary too in my opinion.

 

why dont you focus on the cost of 8/9 parts instead of the 10's? You all can admit that there are a few of those parts that are quite high. Prices on the 10 parts will be higher than the 8/9 for at least 6-12 months.

 

The whole point is to try and prevent more of it with the Evo X parts.

This is an Evo X forum hence the discussion on Evo X parts...

 

U can't stop it, people will buy the parts regardless, so why complain bout it?