Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
08-23-2007 | 12:35 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
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> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
08-23-2007 | 12:35 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
08-23-2007 | 12:35 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>
> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
second time.
> They are not a charity.
Of course. It seems that they make more money from parts than from
new cars!
08-23-2007 | 06:07 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
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>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
08-23-2007 | 06:07 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
08-23-2007 | 06:07 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
08-23-2007 | 06:07 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>
>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that the
>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>
>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>second time.
(...)
Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
08-23-2007 | 09:20 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
"Madesio" <email@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>>
>>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>>
>>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that
>>> the
>>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>>
>>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>>second time.
>
> (...)
>
> Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
> commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
> place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
And if he bought the part he would indeed have the part number for future
reference...ergo everyone is happy. A lot of cheaper parts hardly pay for
the storemans time in finding them and the admin involved but at the end of
the day it costs a lot of money to keep these businesses going. They can
usually spot a time waster or chancer a mile off and boy do they need to.
Huw
08-23-2007 | 09:20 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
"Madesio" <email@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>>
>>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>>
>>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that
>>> the
>>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>>
>>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>>second time.
>
> (...)
>
> Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
> commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
> place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
And if he bought the part he would indeed have the part number for future
reference...ergo everyone is happy. A lot of cheaper parts hardly pay for
the storemans time in finding them and the admin involved but at the end of
the day it costs a lot of money to keep these businesses going. They can
usually spot a time waster or chancer a mile off and boy do they need to.
Huw
08-23-2007 | 09:20 AM
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Re: Why are Audi dealerships reluctant to give out part numbers?
"Madesio" <email@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:35:21 -0000, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Aug 23, 12:02 am, "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:1187788941.455374.124760@r34g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com...
>>>
>>> > The times I've phoned up (various) Audi dealerships to find out the
>>> > price of a part, they seem to have been reluctant to give out the part
>>> > number. Anyone know why this is the case? Is this just a UK problem?
>>>
>>> Because they are not daft. They have seen it all before and know that
>>> the
>>> only reason you want to know is to source it cheaper elsewhere.
>>
>>Not necessarily. You may just need the part number for future
>>reference. It would save you (and them) the effort of looking it up a
>>second time.
>
> (...)
>
> Parts personnel at dealerships are sometimes payed based on sales
> commissions. I'd have to side with them because if I were in there
> place, hell I wouldn't give out the part number either.
And if he bought the part he would indeed have the part number for future
reference...ergo everyone is happy. A lot of cheaper parts hardly pay for
the storemans time in finding them and the admin involved but at the end of
the day it costs a lot of money to keep these businesses going. They can
usually spot a time waster or chancer a mile off and boy do they need to.
Huw
