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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Turtle on March 21, 2013, 12:13:45 PM
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Im going to give the old girl a fix up of hoses and bits so just wanted advice on a good shop to go with in the states as the dollar is still ok :popcorn
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I've used this Honda Dealer for my last two orders
http://www.discounthondaparts.com/default.asp (http://www.discounthondaparts.com/default.asp)
However, they only accept Paypal for international orders.
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Another is David Silver Spares:
http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/ (http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/)
Easy Transaction and fast post.
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Looking at the DiscountHondaParts site, you'd really need to be ordering a reasonable amount of gear based on the postage charges. If you're paying $100 for the part and then another $54 for postage it may work out as cheap to buy from the local Honda dealer.
I know when I had to get my water pump from the States, because Honda Oz couldn't supply, it cost near as much as the part here because of the postage cost. I've noticed recently that the price I'm paying at the dealer isn't too bad when checked against US sites, usually only within a few dollars based on the current dollar value. Also PayPal doesn't work on the published currency conversion, it's never as good.
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Looking at the DiscountHondaParts site, you'd really need to be ordering a reasonable amount of gear based on the postage charges. If you're paying $100 for the part and then another $54 for postage it may work out as cheap to buy from the local Honda dealer.
I know when I had to get my water pump from the States, because Honda Oz couldn't supply, it cost near as much as the part here because of the postage cost. I've noticed recently that the price I'm paying at the dealer isn't too bad when checked against US sites, usually only within a few dollars based on the current dollar value. Also PayPal doesn't work on the published currency conversion, it's never as good.
It depends on what you order including postage and comparing to the cost of the local dealer and how far that dealer is away from you and fuel cost for the return trip.
I have just ordered the coolant overflow bottle from the dealer in Port Augusta.....Cost $60.00 (US Cost was about $25.00 plus $54 shipping = $79) The part plus the fuel cost will cost me about $90 as I need to take the car for this which still makes the US part cheaper delivered to my door.
We can offset the fuel cost to collect the one part and make it a shopping trip as well