Dealer doesn't stock parts anymore
#42
Before I retired, I was a service advisor in the body shop of a Honda dealership. One of the things we were constantly fighting was being asked to do complete paint jobs. In a fast passed late model collision repair shop, a complete paint really bogs the system down, so I would do everything I could to make sure the customer didn't want US to do their complete paint. When it was slow, COME OOOOONNNNN DOWN, we would take that complete in a New York minute......
YMMV
Lon
#43
I reckon every industry has a version of this rule. In building design, it is 90/10. You spend 90% of your time doing the last 10% of a project.
#44
The OP is correct. The dealers are not stocking even common parts as much. That's been my experience as well (I have an 2008). I believe that's a sign of tightening margins and internet competition. A lot of us are buying on line. The selling of replacement parts and service was a huge business. And with modern inventory analysis and fast shipping it just makes sense for them to not stock as much.
#45
Supply and demand are what's slowing things down...
More supply of new and lesser demand.
Rob
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