Lithia Bend Over
 

Like an idiot I walked into Lithia's parts department w/o talking with the forum folks first. I felt that the door sensor switch that I broke last week by closing my door on the seat belt (which hadn't fully retracted) was going to be like $15-$20. After all, it's basically about 2 grams of plastic with a spring loaded plastic plunger switch. Amazingly they had the switch in stock for my 05 Legacy LGT! Without asking I handed them my credit card and was stunned when they rang up $50.92!!!!!

Next time I'll spend some time on the forum or call pick & pull or another recycling yard before I drop my drawers for the parts department. The good: it was a 15 minute job to replace it and I'll get credit for stimulating the economy!

Why didn't you just return the part when you saw how much it was?

That might be a hard part to find at a yard. I was at airport auto wreckers a couple weeks ago and they didn't have any new leggies.

I was determined to get this fixed and I only come to Reno once a week if at all. You're likely correct that newer Legacys are not readily available to canilbalize.

I would call the dismantlers in Rancho Cordova for that sort of thing.

Could have stolen the passenger side one for a couple days. :)

Airport Auto Wreckers are the only guys in town who get Subies too.

D&D have some. I got my '96 Leggy/Outback gearbox from them.

Oh really?! Those bastards prob just told me that so I would go there... fuckers.

IMO the guy at airport auto is a clown. Just out of curiosity I asked him "hey, how much for this wingless bugeye trunk?" *Oh that's pretty nice, $350*

I got a 4.44 rear-end from Airport... I was less than impressed with their attitudes there. As if me paying them $250 for a $90 rear-end was them doing me a favor. :mad: The guys over at D&D are friendly and helpful and bend over backwards to help you get the right bits.

Lithia doesn't set the retail prices on replacement parts. Subaru does. Thread title should be "Subaru Bend Over"... I guess...

D&D does have fantastic service, but I have yet to see a bugeye or newer Impreza there. Leggies and Foresters don't get much newer either. They just don't feel like they can afford newer vehicles. Works okay for me though, since I have yet to own a Subaru newer than 2001. :lol:

Maybe for you, those guys wasted my time.

I get bent over frequently at Lithia, I always need a few small parts and don't want to risk not getting the correct ones off of a wholesale site. I go in there so much they do work with me on the price a little.
I have had good luck with Airport, as for D&D, I would buy new before I go there. Both times I went there to buy bits for my honda I found that I could have bought them brand new on a wholesale site for the same price AFTER SHIPPING!! :mad: "D"irty "D"ouchebags
Rancho has been great for both Subaru and Honda parts :)

D&D's software puts up high prices, but if you ask for a discount you pretty much get it. Especially lately.

I buy $1000's of small parts and gaskets from Jamie at subarugenuineparts.com . Their prices are pretty hard to beat unless you get dealer pricing. She is pretty helpful and answers questions accurately and quickly (within a day). If it is in stock it will be here in 2-3 days. My only beef is the arbitrary 10% shipping charge with a $7 minimum, but usually I buy a few $100's at a time so it doesn't hurt me much.