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Re: Building a car from scratch using only parts from your local dealers parts department

multiply by ten, maybe more...

SFC

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Just as the subject suggests... > > Me and a friend were talking a little while back. We came to the > subject of dealer parts prices. I mentioned, what do you think the > markup would be to buy every single part(down to the individual nuts > and bolts) to build a car from the ground up using only parts > purchased at a dealer. I searched for the better part of 20 minutes > and found no previous attempt or even mention. It would be interesting > to find out. > Thanks > Jerritt
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SFC
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I vote 10 times or more also, plus you have to put it together! It has been talked about many decades ago. ;-)

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dave AKA vwdoc1

It's hard to say for certain. I'd be willing to say much higher than that. Guess it would depend on the make/year. Someone should sit down and 0go through ETKA and a pricing guide, and come up with at least a rough estimate.

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misterjbeing

NOT ME! I WILL NOT bug my VW parts person! lol

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dave AKA vwdoc1

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