Parts prices

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Here's what I feel is the REAL answer.
What the traffic can bear.
Fairfield county CT = one of the most wealthy counties in America.
Hence the high price at a Greenwich dealer.
Hartford CT: Hey the Whole State is atop the per captita of the population.
Boston less than Manhattan/NJ but that's why rural Cape Cod or mid-America
is going to be cheaper.............
Why is gas cheap in Springfield Mass vs the whole state?
Why is Georgia that cheapest in the nation?
Why is CA gas  $2.00 a gallon?  I can see why Hawaii gas is $2.11 a gallon.
Next to destination charges..........locality plays the role in determining 
prices.
IMHO - Scott by BOSTON

> From: "Mike Del Tergo" <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
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> Gary,
> This is far from new.  I have 2 dealers in the state.  One in the largest 
> city and one 80 miles away.  Guess who runs 20% less thant the other?  It is 
> even worse if a part has a VW # and an Audi #!
> It applies to sevice as well.  When I lived in the northeasts most detached 
> from reality city, IMHO, Greenwhich Ct,  one family owned virtually all of 
> the high end dealership in town.  An Audi 90K service for my 4000Q was $400. 
>   The same service from a dealer on Cape Cod, not the stricks by any means 
> was $160.  I couldn't believe it.  I got an itemized check list and it was 
> the exact same service.  I have picked out my next Audi and will be more 
> than happy to buy it, in 8-10 years!
> Mike
> 
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:10:44 -0800
> From: "motogo1" <motogo1 at cox.net>
> 
> Maybe I shouldn't post this, but this really bugs me. While researching
> parts and prices for a clutch replacement, I found that a part which cost
> $50 (before a 20% inet discount) from a certain Audi dealer in Boston is
> 50%...yes 50% more expensive at a certain Audi stealer in Hartford. This is
> pure bull#$%%. I guess it must be less expensive to do business in
> Boston...yea right.
>