you wont believe the cost of jeep spare parts

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

From what I understand the Carnival was involved in a major accident. Insurance chose to fix it. Parts required were structural items not kept in stock, which had to be ordered.
Parts turn up after three months.
Car was disassembled, more structural damage was found and apparently it involves parts that are not even available that have to be specially made.
Its nearly 6 months and at and the moment they expect to get the vehicle back in December.
Oh they have had a rental vehicle at the insurers cost the whole time

The insurance company should have never allowed that claim to go through IMO. Major / costly repairs plus 6 months of hire car!

[Vesper Martini]

should have been written off

[PHawk]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I use to say I was still going to own my 300c in August 2015.
I sold it march 2014.

The thing was falling apart at 7 years old with 92,000kms on it. Spending $10,000 on it in 6 months was enough for me to call it quits. Especially when my mechanic was telling me to sell it.

7 yrs!! I'm scratching to hold onto a vehicle for 2

[|Nate]

Originally Posted by Bevsta007

There are worse cars than Jeep for parts, try owning a BMW out of warranty.

There's always good and bad models in every brand.

I own a BMW out of warranty and it's more than reasonable on my wallet to maintain and run.

A little bit of research on the model you want to purchase before you buy it goes a long way. I'm well aware of common issues with my model, that coupled with using a reputable independent BMW mechanic makes owning it probably not that much more than most Fords.

My car 8 years old, has 150,000 kms and is still on the original clutch, the suspension/bushings are all solid and the engine still screams all the way up to 7500 RPM as good as the day it was manufactured.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

From what I understand the Carnival was involved in a major accident. Insurance chose to fix it. Parts required were structural items not kept in stock, which had to be ordered.
Parts turn up after three months.
Car was disassembled, more structural damage was found and apparently it involves parts that are not even available that have to be specially made.
Its nearly 6 months and at and the moment they expect to get the vehicle back in December.
Oh they have had a rental vehicle at the insurers cost the whole time

Apparently its 6 weeks for shock absorber (if you go genuine). Found that out from a mate working at a dealer. They weren't allowed to go aftermarket.

[Vesper Martini]

Perhaps we need to revert back to the Peoples car..

[Alan D Segal]

The Falcon and Commodore were the peoples cars and the people didn't want it anymore.

[steve.zissou]

As the OP, I love the car, nothing else comes close for the money but i will think twice befor squeezing between that small gap in traffic.

The good news is that they are selling heaps of them so there should be some good spares in a year or 2 and alot of parts you can get from the US.

I wonder if insurance companies get secret rebates from the car companies for spare parts????

[MercurySilver]

Bought a battery for our now sold jeep Cherokee renegade.
After being told it would fit by the guy at sprint auto...it didn't.
So we cruised down to jeep.
Missus buys it over the counter at the service area for $180.
Yeah, not bad for a service center
The bloke then asks the other half if she would like to have it fitted.....for $240!
Let's just say he was a bit shocked when she told him she could do it herself before the kettle boiled.

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

We're starting to see lots of module problems with E series Falcons now, it seems every week there is one in a friends shop for module related problems.

A common one with EF/EL now is the BCM solder joins drying out and not contacting properly, common problem is smart lock immobilises the car, but if you punch the dash a few times next to the steering wheel it'll start, thats the dead giveaway to the BCM solder joins issue, its easily fixed as its well known but can cause some headaches.

There is a local guy who is a gun with a soldering iron and electronics who can repair them in less than 5 minutes and its good to go, but in a lot of cases if you go to a wrecker for a BCM you might find the same issue in a few months, its a gamble as they're all getting long in the tooth, unless someone makes reproduction modules but the thing is E series aren't worth anything so they're not really worth repairing once the costs start getting into the high hundreds unless its something like a GT, Sprint etc.

Eventually when B series and FG are getting to 20 years old we will probably see similar issues with those cars or any injected car, really. I reckon B series will be bad because the ECU is in the engine bay, that would be getting a lot of hot/cold cycles where as E series the ECU is in the passenger kick panel so its only really exposed to interior temperature in summer.

Cheers for that. Smartlock ever immobilises, punch the dash. Same with ED?

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by Alan D Segal

The Falcon and Commodore were the peoples cars and the people didn't want it anymore.

Sad but true. People are gonna realise how much money they saved by having Falcon/Commodore only when they are gone. What to do after that? A manual Corolla? Those seem to be reliable at least, could pass as people's car with no DSG or Twin Grenade engines.

[Alan D Segal]

Originally Posted by Sprintey

Sad but true. People are gonna realise how much money they saved by having Falcon/Commodore only when they are gone. What to do after that? A manual Corolla? Those seem to be reliable at least, could pass as people's car with no DSG or Twin Grenade engines.

No I think the intention is we all buy ANCAP 5-star 1.6L turbo fwd hatches for $40k, plug our bent iphone 6s in to stream xfactors latest itunes release and grow beards and get coles low annual fee mastercards to buy lattes and craft beers with.

[Warrenk]

What an thread this one is. You can tell from some of the comments from people posting that they are as bright as a blown headlight lamp.
Any imported car could have a long lead time for parts that are not service parts and may need to be imported. Warranty and insurance repairs could cause delay inconvenience, but there should not be any out of pocket costs other than excess. Once out of warranty, any parts if needed, that's if the owner of the vehicle is smart enough, will use the internet to source their parts. If the vehicle is sourced from the US parts are readily available , cheap and can be delivered within a week in most cases. If you look at the Jeep forums, community etc in the US the source of information, equipment, parts are enormous.
So when Australians choice of vehicles are imports only, the smart people will buy vehicles that popular all around the world and especially the point of origin.
At the moment Jeep is miles in front for this. When the Mustang does arrive in Australia, it parts will be as expensive and smart people will again sourcing their parts from the US.

Warren

[DJR David]

My old work car, a mighty Holden Daewoo Epica.... had a stalling issue. After 2 months Holden decided it was the fuel pump. This then took 4 months to get hold of a new one...so 6 months of hire cars were paid for by my employer....

In the mean time I had a work trip to Korea, I even suggested I could pop into the Daewoo factory and pick it up for them........
truly hopeless......

[CoupeKing]

Australia seems to get further and further away when we import certain items, but when we export, the rest of the word is just around the corner. Be interesting to hear from any Kiwis on here what they pay for similar parts from the same suppliers.

[Keepleft]

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[Keepleft]

Been servicing a Chrysler Grand Voyager, a few items needed to be replaced;

A/C compressor - AUS source typically $1,150 (rem plus install). Searching online I see various suited branded compressors, including original at $175-$240 plus say $60-80 for post. (US autoparts shops, Ebay etc).

DS window regulator; domestic supply only $535 - US price $75-120 plus $ 20 post to OZ. OZ Wrecker has one for $199.

Resistor for blower motor, front with Auto Temp Control - AUS unavailable, so US $80 and a few bucks posted.

[danzvtil]

I once waited 3 months for the replacement diff for my fg ute, so waiting has nothing to do with whether a car is locally made, but everything to do with the quality of the manufacturers spares supply chain.

[BPXR6T]

Originally Posted by Keepleft

Been servicing a Chrysler Grand Voyager, a few items needed to be replaced;

A/C compressor - AUS source typically $1,150 (rem plus install). Searching online I see various suited branded compressors, including original at $175-$240 plus say $60-80 for post. (US autoparts shops, Ebay etc).

DS window regulator; domestic supply only $535 - US price $75-120 plus $ 20 post to OZ. OZ Wrecker has one for $199.

Resistor for blower motor, front with Auto Temp Control - AUS unavailable, so US $80 and a few bucks posted.

Reminds me of the little old holden combo I fixed up. Speed sensor over $400 in Australia. Exact same part from the UK $23. Gotta love the internet!

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Alan D Segal

No I think the intention is we all buy ANCAP 5-star 1.6L turbo fwd hatches for $40k, plug our bent iphone 6s in to stream xfactors latest itunes release and grow beards and get coles low annual fee mastercards to buy lattes and craft beers with.

Nothing wrong with lattes and craft beers

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Sprintey

Cheers for that. Smartlock ever immobilises, punch the dash. Same with ED?

On an ED its on the lower part of the dash, behind hand brake lever, just punch/boot that spot while trying to start it, if it starts, BCM needs to be resoldered if you have smart lock locking you out from starting your own car.

Its an old school circuit board design on the E series cars for the BCM, single layered board with heaps of electronics packed in there.

[cram_it_frog]

I can r ember one day long time ago my ex wife sister rang and asked me to pick up a head light for her torana it was a square head light

now in those days $10 or $15 you could buy a sealed beam circle one easy the square one was $45

some thing to do with the shape a one of at that time for holden

she hit the roof expecting me who worked in auto spare parts to get it cheap lol

[mik]

Originally Posted by |Nate

There's always good and bad models in every brand.

I own a BMW out of warranty and it's more than reasonable on my wallet to maintain and run.
I
A little bit of research on the model you want to purchase before you buy it goes a long way. I'm well aware of common issues with my model, that coupled with using a reputable independent BMW mechanic makes owning it probably not that much more than most Fords.

My car 8 years old, has 150,000 kms and is still on the original clutch, the suspension/bushings are all solid and the engine still screams all the way up to 7500 RPM as good as the day it was manufactured.

Good to hear mate, be interested to hear how it goes when it hits 200000.

[csv8]

My power window motor has just died on my WQ Fez, Ford "that will be $330" !!!!! plus $240 for fitting!!!!

[mik]

Originally Posted by danzvtil

I once waited 3 months for the replacement diff for my fg ute, so waiting has nothing to do with whether a car is locally made, but everything to do with the quality of the manufacturers spares supply chain.

yes but that is probably the exception rather than the rule, and these days its probably to be expected when all the local companies are in winding down mode, in their heyday the you could buy spare parts for the locals just about anywhere.

as for buying parts on the internet, it can be very hit and miss at times, and if the part is not up to scratch good luck with warranty, and please start allover again.

[smoo]

Originally Posted by danzvtil

I once waited 3 months for the replacement diff for my fg ute, so waiting has nothing to do with whether a car is locally made, but everything to do with the quality of the manufacturers spares supply chain.

Something went wrong there, but diffs from the dealer/warranty wouldn't be a common replacement part so probably a moot point.

My AU XR6 utes waterpump started leaking at the gas station before I was due to drive 700km south on a Saturday afternoon. Bugger I thought. Drove to repco, picked up a new waterpump for $80 and 45mins to fit, on the road within two hours, long live the Falcon.

[strik9]

smashed the mirror glass( glass only on passenger side) on my raptor $500 bucks . thats a ford so not far behind a jeep by the looks

[PHawk]

In the age of World Wide shopping it pays to jump online and do some research into the parts you want...there are bargains aplenty to be had.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by mik

Good to hear mate, be interested to hear how it goes when it hits 200000.

Old man's Mazda 323 has just under 400,000km on it and its got the original clutch, alternator, starter, radiator and hoses still.

Its never done any of the window regs either and the A/C still works.

I've got it apart at the moment because she sprung a leak between the bearing support plate and block.

When it still works when it goes back together is another story though lol.

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Old man's Mazda 323 has just under 400,000km on it and its got the original clutch, alternator, starter, radiator and hoses still.

Its never done any of the window regs either and the A/C still works.

I've got it apart at the moment because she sprung a leak between the bearing support plate and block.

When it still works when it goes back together is another story though lol.

Jap cars back then were engineered to last, not engineered to a price like today.
My mother still gets around in her nearly 27yo 626 and the only thing that has ever gone wrong was a fuel pump over 20 years ago.