IdonthaveaScooby

Is it my imagination , or is every online factor you've ever heard of now based on the continent and not here

BMWhere?

The UK market on its own is pretty small. Cheaper to operate in the EU and ship to UK with extra costs than vice-versa! #BrexitBenefits

IdonthaveaScooby

Thought might just be electrics / my Citroen


2 blumin weeks delivery to get a sensor

ALi-B

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All our motor factors deliver within 20mins of ordering, so I guess they are UK based.

https://www.gsfcarparts.com
https://www.carsparesltd.com
https://www.mpdonline.co.uk
https://www.eurocarparts.com

The problem I have is critical parts from known big brands being a load of crap...probably sourced via China. With sensors being junk straight out of the box (mainly O2, crank/cam and MAF/MAP etc).

And manufacturers/main dealers limiting UK stock.

IdonthaveaScooby

I bought a icv sensor ,from local factor - supposedly fits car

revs go straight to 2,5-3k

ALi-B

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May need adaptions (auto corrected as spastic ) resetting, or there's a big vacuum leak.

But rule of thumb for me on aftermarket brands:

Intermotor or FAE ....Junk send it back
Lucas (or any other defunct UK /former big brand). Rebranded junk.
Pierberg ...should be ok but counterfeits or reject stock exists
Bosch/Valeo/Siemens/Continental/NTK usually ok.
Delphi, used to be ok, but increasingly iffy these days (suspect its gone the same way as Lucas).

Meat & Doria : Surprisingly legit; usually rebranded stuff

IdonthaveaScooby

came in inter motor box ....


magneti morelli is what it should be

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Magneti would likely be original

Intermotor only good for non-critical parts like reverse light switches or washer bottle level sensors, and maybe oil pressure senders (although they can leak oil into the wiring ).

IdonthaveaScooby

Thanks for this


ha , so maybe this is the brexit bonus

local factor doesn’t sell anything other than inter motor

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

More likely due to euro car parts creating a aggressive competition war that resulted in everyone stocking cheap crap in order to undercut one another. Wiping out all the genuine independents in the process and taking over the bigger ones to asset strip and offload debts into (Andrew Page).

IdonthaveaScooby

So , order magneti icv online , specifically listed as this

week later still in transit all way from Berlin

l look at the invoice cos I’m suspicious , and their website , iin the space week changed round the codes

Now what I’m ordering is the same ****e ( stark ) I bought in November

“It’ll perform the same sir……etc etc

we couldn’t find magneti one “

IdonthaveaScooby

So much more room for flagrant profiteering


Is this the brexit bonus ?

hedgecutter

iTrader: (5)

Google reviews of German motor factors like Auto Doc..... they are terrible at finding the right part, delivering it, or accepting returns. Nothing to do with Brexit, they're just rubbish at exporting the correct part.

IdonthaveaScooby

Well if its only profitable to based on the continent now , I can't see how it isn't to do with Brexit ?

hedgecutter

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they were ****e before Brexit, and they're ****e now....and they were always based there

IdonthaveaScooby

Who knows

fact is they seem to be only ( allong with 15 other trading names ) ones advertising the part I need

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Dare I say try a main dealer? At least for a price.

Think we use Robins & Day for PSA parts. Only issue is special order parts are non-returnable if the packaging is opened.

Select "all brands" otherwise you don't get any results https://www.robinsandday.co.uk/parts...day-parts-hubs

IdonthaveaScooby

Thanks Ali

I wouldn't have thought main dealer ,maybe I should have , 20 year old car

ALi-B

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TPS (VW) still stock parts for my 17 year old Golf, so you never know.

Can't promise it'll be a nice price though.

IdonthaveaScooby

Ha was chatting My next neighbour , He has golf mk2 ( 1991) , apparently there's specialist places not that far away everything VW even electrics