Why should I buy Mopar parts?

[FullSack]

I mean really?



My truck is way past warranty and so is my wife's Grand Cherokee. The regulator on her drivers side window crapped out last Thursday. We left town for the weekend so first thing this morning I googled the parts description and found it at rockauto.com for around $80. I called the dealer today for a price quote for the part alone, no install. They quoted me $252 and change, add in tax, and I was looking at $272. I thought that was recockulous! I asked the guy why there was such a price difference between him and the other guy and he gave me the Mopar schpeel. He said the quality of the Mopar part is far superior . . . I paused . . . and then said . . . um, "I'm replacing a Mopar part that broke, I can replace the part THREE more times and it still will be cheaper than buying your part once". He didn't have a response.



So, why should I buy Mopar?

 

[icman95]

Is that all they cost from a parts store? We just had the one in my wife's Durango replaced and I think the part (came from a dealer) was somewhere near what you said. Furthermore, it's the second time it was replaced, but the vehicle is 10 years old. I didn't realize that was a non-dealer part.

 

[Grizzly]

... and they're most probably made by the same factory in China.



Go figure!

 

[ssanders60]

window regulators

My daughter's '01 Grand Cherokee probably had all of it's regulators

changed, left rear twice. Also my '01 Buick, at least 3 regulators

replaced. It seems that rear regulators cost less than front regulators.

The dealer changed our '07 Cherokee, rear window regulators out

on first service visit. Jeep replacement costs about $475, while

the Buick costs $525.

Entirely uncalled for.





'03 4x4 HO quad cam re 48

'09 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

 

[meanmatt]

Well in my opinion if you are out of warranty and doing the install your self go for the cheep one . If it does fail again you still have to money left over for 3 more . Besides once a car reaches a certian age and millage its value isn't high enough to justify the high dollar dealer parts

 

[VicR]

A couple years ago it seemed that my local dealer, giving me a friendly discount, was within about 5-10% of the local parts house and sometimes even cheaper. Lately though (since Diamler sold them?) prices have been through the roof. I gladly paid the 5-10% premium to know I was getting the right part and the parts counter staff was professional and helpful, but I'm not going to pay double or triple. Just my observation.