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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 8 May 2010 02:45
On Fri, 07 May 2010 17:22:13 -0700, SMS wrote:

> On two of our Toyotas I change the oil, but on the Camry Hybrid I can't do
> it because of the location of the oil filter. I usually look for coupons
> at a Toyota dealer around the time an oil change is due. Today I went in
> with this coupon
> "http://www.melodytoyota.com/specials/service.htm" to my closest dealer
> who advertises that they'll match any other local dealer's coupons.
> Actually I had a $28 coupon from the other dealer that they mailed to me
> but I couldn't find it and it wasn't on their web site so I found that
> $18.88 coupon by chance.
>
> Apparently their system is designed so that they meet other dealer's
> prices by adjusting the labor cost of the service, while holding the parts
> cost constant. However in this case the parts cost in their system was
> greater than the other dealer's total price. Finally they just charged me
> the parts cost with no labor and I paid more than the coupon price. It
> wasn't a lot more so I didn't make a fuss since the final price was still
> a very good price, under $21, and not much more than I'd spend for a
> Toyota filter and four quarts of oil.


Toyota parts are Toyota parts.
I got a $575 fuel tank for the Supra for $325. Depends on whether the
dealer wants to make a sale or not. The filter costs them no more than a
filter at my local dealer, unless you live in East Overshoe, Alaska.

I didn't get along with the parts guy where I was working, and was only
getting 5% off retail. When the manager was out of the office one day the
guy at the counter said, he could give you any kind of discount he wanted
to.


From: jor on 8 May 2010 09:48
On 2010-05-07 17:22:13 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> said:

> On two of our Toyotas I change the oil, but on the Camry Hybrid I can't
> do it because of the location of the oil filter. I usually look for
> coupons at a Toyota dealer around the time an oil change is due. Today
> I went in with this coupon
> "http://www.melodytoyota.com/specials/service.htm" to my closest dealer
> who advertises that they'll match any other local dealer's coupons.
> Actually I had a $28 coupon from the other dealer that they mailed to
> me but I couldn't find it and it wasn't on their web site so I found
> that $18.88 coupon by chance.
>
> Apparently their system is designed so that they meet other dealer's
> prices by adjusting the labor cost of the service, while holding the
> parts cost constant. However in this case the parts cost in their
> system was greater than the other dealer's total price. Finally they
> just charged me the parts cost with no labor and I paid more than the
> coupon price. It wasn't a lot more so I didn't make a fuss since the
> final price was still a very good price, under $21, and not much more
> than I'd spend for a Toyota filter and four quarts of oil.

Man, that is cheap! I've always changed my own oil and I think last
time was about $30 for my Avalon (Mobil 1 and filter). I always spill
oil on the engine and garage floor when I remove the filter. Makes a
big mess that I have to clean up. I wonder why I continue to put myself
through this...
jor

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