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-=DV=- Regular Location: Newcastle, NSW Registered: May 2004	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts Sun, 21 August 2005 13:06 hmmm after owning a 162 (i know not a 4age and no real relevance to the thread at all)..anyway after replacing just about everything in the bloody thing ive found that toyota just tend enjoy ass raping proud and loyal toyota followers, front 3sge engine mount from toyota i was quoted $380...i ordered it..waited...waited and waited some more..end up buying an aftermarket for $60, finishing a rebuild of a 3sge, sticking it in the car..getting the car regoed, driving the car around for a month, killing the car again...buying a 165 and driving that around for 2 months before toyota call up out of the blue one day telling me my engine mount has just come in....all up about 11 months from the time i ordered it to the time they contacted me to tell me it was in...i was also quoted something like $300 for a timing belt from toyota that i picked upfor like $40-$50 aftermarket...thats just 2 examples of a million and one things ive priced...or howbout this...for my 165 $798 for a radiator fan MOTOR alone + quoted 3 month wait..god knows how long that would take considering the 11 month engine mount was only supposed to be a couple of weeks....fuck genuine and fuck toyota...they have lost my business, the only time i'll ever buy genuine now is if i cant get what i need aftermarket or second hand..hell i'll opt to get most stuff custom fabricated if need be to avoid dealing with toyota for parts /endrant [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Genuine or non Genuine parts	AE92gze	Fri, 19 August 2005 23:01
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	Lucid	Fri, 19 August 2005 23:23
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	berad	Fri, 19 August 2005 23:25
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	ae86drift	Sat, 20 August 2005 09:59
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	THE WITZL	Sat, 20 August 2005 10:02
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	-=DV=-	Sun, 21 August 2005 13:06
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	4agte	Mon, 22 August 2005 00:22
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	SmellyTofu	Mon, 22 August 2005 01:06
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	Youngy	Mon, 22 August 2005 01:44
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	peeack	Mon, 22 August 2005 12:23
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	LeaThaL	Mon, 22 August 2005 23:40
	Re: Genuine or non Genuine parts	Youngy	Mon, 22 August 2005 23:36

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