Jerry Flint

If you already know about this then Admin please delete the thread!

Subaru is slashing parts prices by up to 56 per cent in a bid to reduce owners’ maintenance bills, increase the use of genuine components and boost business.

This permanent initiative involves 200 individual part numbers and affects most models such as the iconic Impreza, sports-utility Forester and sporting executive Legacy.

It means that not only will ‘whole-life’ running costs take a tumble but insurance premiums could also fall due to lower accident repair bills.

Items covered include timing-belts, oil, air and fuel filters, water pumps, brake pads and discs and body parts such as wings, bonnets and bumpers.

Typical examples include a timing-belt for a 1992-98 naturally-aspirated Impreza 2.0 litre reduced from £77.47 to £35.85 – a cut of 54 per cent – and an oil filter for an Impreza, Legacy or Forester 2.0 litre reduced by 56 per cent to £4.50.

Brake pads for a 1997-8 Impreza 2.0GL will now cost £48.53 instead of £71.52 while a rear bumper cover for a 1999-2003 Legacy estate will retail for £152.28 – a 43 per cent reduction (all prices are excluding VAT and fitting).

In order to publicise the initiative, Subaru is launching a trade awareness campaign targeting independent repairers, all makes franchise dealers and fast-fit-type centres.

Subaru Parts Manager, Matthew Davies, said: "We aim to mail more than 10,000 price and information sheets as we are determined to expand the use of genuine Subaru parts.

"There are many benefits in choosing factory-quality parts including reduced fitting times and our comprehensive three year/60,000 warranty. Furthermore, despite our price reductions, dealer margins remain intact."

Subaru (UK) Limited has an inventory of more than £3.0 million with 21,000 stock lines. All dealers will be supplied with a parts kit to ensure ‘off-the-shelf’ availability, while genuine Subaru parts are available for overnight delivery.

quicksprint

All they need to do now is supply parts for the 'import' models and every one will be happy.

steve

MrDBM

is that for real? If so it's good news - interesting to see how it will affect the specialist's prices...

what's the source?

ClassicScoobyJay

MAFs for 30 quid? Would be nice seeing as Subaru tend not to replace them under warranty.

Jerry Flint

Me being the MG Rover person being nice to Scoob drivers, after the insults you have given my lovely ZT260.

Seriously the "The source is genuine".

Chris L

That is good news. This wasn't released on 1st April was it?

Chris

ClassicScoobyJay

Just rang a Subaru dealer and they've confirmed it. Its the wear & tear parts that tend to get replaced during services that have really gone down in price (e.g. belts, brake discs & pads, spark plugs, oil filters etc).


edit: MAF is still the same

NACRO

Nobody insulted your ZT260 that I saw and they'd be stupid to do so Jerry. As I said it's a nice car the best MGR make IMHO.

Thanks for the news, let's hope it true then I won't only have a fast reliable car, also one that's dirt cheap to repair should I have any mishaps.

StickyMicky

they would probably boost buisness far more if they kept the same prices but allowed JDM owners to buy them IMO

Jerry Flint

NACRO, I know. The news is genuine!

As mentioned if you all attend RSCD this year say hello.

messiah

anyone know the "new" cost of brake discs for a classic?

ClassicScoobyJay

Wilsons Subaru - 0208 598 4100 - Option 2 for parts I believe

They are generally very helpful.

RichWalk

Its called 'Block Exemption' this is now being implemented by many OE producers as the none genuine parts suppliers can sell back to dealers (always have been able to but its far more publisised now) Its mainly a con anyway as most OE suppliers have aftermkt ranges/brands-Dealerships are seeing margins being erroded and now realise that the revenue they were making on servicing has reduced, they therefore need to make the OE product more competitive to prevent the aftermarket influx+ they can sell back to garages and tuning centres thus competing with the traditional motor factor.

IN THE STICKS

About time they entered the real world ...£10 for an oil filter was taking the pi** IMHO

Matt P

If they can afford to slash prices in such dramatic fashion, how can they justify having charged so much for so long??

So it's IM that's been pocketing our hard earned then? I accept that they're a business and they have to make money to survive but presumably even after making such big cuts they're not going to start losing money

Glenn Coombs

That's interesting. I got a quote for some new front brake discs and pads from an official Subaru dealer about 10 days ago. I just rang the same dealer to see how much cheaper the new prices would be. The difference didn't exactly blow me away:

A pair of front discs is now £124 instead of £145.
And a set of front brake pads is now £107 instead of £117.

That's only a 15% cut on the discs and a 8.5% cut on the pads. I have to admit I was quite hopeful on seeing this thread initially but it looks like it is still cheaper to go somewhere like Camskill for this stuff...

All prices quoted were for a 1999 Classic turbo model.

Jza

Just makes you think how much we've been ripped off in the past

Jza

Rob D

Ripped off is an understatement this is why my Subaru will be my last, i mean £270 for a set of front pads for an STi UK get real IM!!!
After this drop they will still be too much IMHO.

greasemonkey

Camskill? Try here if you want proper prices.

This move has to be good for the market as a whole, although I can see why people who've been content to pay IM prices in the past would be ticked off.

mart360

flame suit on *************

its a classic case of if your daft enough to pay the prices, we, (subaru)will take your money!!!

flame suit off....


joking aside, its nothing new dealers try to get you under the genuine / warrenty crap for years....

unless subaru own a brake manufacturing plant & can afford to squander sh*tloads of cash there is no way they would produce there own brake pads... if that was the case why dont we see 36+ brake pad manufacture,s all trying to sell you pads????

ferodo padgit brembo and ebc are the ones that spring to mind...

subaru ford rover renault,,, dont recall being offerd there brand pads at all..

honda did an announcement once, they had slashed 40% of a bulb they produced... it turns out they were making almost 90% profit due to the mark ups!!!


in all honesty i dont think the price reduction has sod all to do with IM reflecting on how the industry as a whole is,,,

The subaru ( impreza classic) is now comming up to roughly 8-10 yrs old and as such is classed as spares only production... ie all the dev & tooling, project funding has now been recouperated.. all subaru do now is collect profit on the dwindling sales.... bear in mind that once the last model of a vehicle rolls off the production line, the contract with suppliers is usually for an additional 10 years... hence rather than be left with loads of stock, they cant shift,, a price initiative is announced....

a large american oem now facelifts it vehicles every quater... makes for a nightmare when trying to locate spares!!!!! some are now classed as obsolete!!!

lets hope car mechanics article on scoob spares next month makes for interesting reading


Mart

Mr Spigot

Rob

Last time I looked, a set of front pads for an STi were £170 and they still are I believe. As for Subaru cutting their prices, I think you will find the initiative has come from Japan, not from the UK, and is Europe wide.

thecirsch

It would be nice if they cut the cost of their labour by 50% too

Mr Spigot

That has to come from the dealers, not from the manufacturer.

GregK

I went to my local dealer on Sat am to price up a replacement instrumentation lamp - one of mine had blown. I was expecting a silly price even with discount, but to be quoted £45 inc vat was just breathtaking. Subaru don't supply single lamps you see, they supply lamps and lampholders in a set to replace all at the the same time, and there are 8 in the set. I sourced a replacement lamp from my local motor factor and it cost me 42 PENCE. Anyone still believe that we aren't being fecked up the @rse good and proper?

julian N/W wrx my93

how cheaps that site grease monkey tod us about?
booldy cheap!

20 squids for a front disc, 13 squids for font pads etc etc,

so much cheaper than my local motor factors...........

Rob D

Mr Spigot, I admit it was some time ago for the STi pads but I sourced better pads for half that price anyhow.

mart360

i checked the link GM told us about,,,


for what i require they were no help,




Mart

*Sonic*

I got a set of rear discs for my MY00 for 67 quid for the pair including delivery, and arrived next day too

Many thanks for the original posting of the link Grease Monkey

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Chris L

I wished I knew about that site before I took the car in today. 4 discs and 4 sets of brake pads = £700 bill

Chris

greasemonkey

And to think that said discs and pads probably cost the dealer less than £120 all-in!

As to those thanking me for the link, no worries, pleased to share. Mart - it's worth giving them a ring if there's something you want that they don't list, as they do stock stuff that isn't on the web catalogue yet.