First GR Garage to operate outside of Japan Genuine aftermarket tuning parts for all Toyota models GR
SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia, introduced a new 5-year manufacturer’s warranty
The McLaren F1 team will bring the iconic powder-blue neon orange stripe Gulf livery back to the sport
From 1 January 2020 onwards, all Volvo plug-in hybrids sold in Malaysia will be covered with an 8-Year warranty
after-sales service alternative, at a price point competitive with independent workshops, for post-warranty
Bhd has announced a 30 days extension to your respective vehicle warranty from the last day of Movement
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) will maintain its current 4-year / unlimited mileage warranty, and will
comprehensive 201-point inspection before it gets certified and will be covered under a 1-year extended warranty
Being based on the exisiting Toyota Raize, an aftermarket TRD body kit is already available for those
From aftermarket wheels, seats to steering wheels - chances are you can pick out a couple of modified
Subaru Auto Protection Programme (SAPP).This programme is designed to provide Subaru customers whose warranty
The McLaren GT was launched in conjunction with the opening of the McLaren Kuala Lumpur showroom in Glenmarie
After all, when you bought the car, the listing did mention that the used car dealer offers a warranty
revenue stream for a sustainable car business.Retaining a customer after the vehicle’s 5-year warranty
out in a drag race against renowned performance cars like the Lamborghini Urus, Ferrari California T, McLaren
Volvo Car Malaysia has announced an extension of the warranty for its PHEV range to 8 years or 160,000
Good news for potential Mazda owners as Bermaz is offering a six-year/120,000-km warranty and free maintenance
cars are front-engined and are heavier, which blunts agility and nimbleness.This is where the 2019 McLaren
Built from the ground up, the all-new 2021 McLaren Artura replaces the McLaren 570S.
Honda Malaysia has announced that they will offer a 30-day warranty extension for cars whose warranties
I'm not used to delivering next to exotic dealerships, and an aftermarket re-tune shop where people void their warranty and have their new exotic car tuned. BTW Maseratti's can b loud. Mclaren's look best, but none of them could get down my driveway. https://t.co/d5tzDzEx5N
While some of the answers are good, and some rather colorful, here's the rest of the story with OEM sourced parts and vendor supplied parts. Margin structures are different. Part vendors who make these items don't advertise. They don't deal with franchise contracts, or multiple levels of logistics. Bosch sells the same crank position sensor to Autozone as they do to Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz supports advertising and catalogues and merchandising for their parts network at a high level of technical quality, whereas most auto parts networks have more doors to sell from and a bulk advertising technique . The OEM runs at a higher margin and lower volume, the parts chain runs at lower margin and high volume. Quality standards are different. An air mass sensor may be made at the same factory, but the thresholds for accuracy are different between OEM and aftermarket. I have actually seen this in action. A customer put in their own air mass sensor and the failure continued. I did some diagnosis and found the sensor out of range. The sensor was identical to the factory unit except the three pointed star was etched off the part. The customer returned the part for a new one and brought it in. I tested the next one with similar results. At this point the diagnostics far erased any price savings he would have realized with the after market part. He took it back for a refund and bought the one from our parts dept. The new airmass sensor worked properly and was under warranty for 12 months unlimited miles including any future diagnostics in that time period. The aftermarket warranty, only covered the part. The higher price for the higher quality item also covers the occasional warranty claim in the same way insurance works. Availability and scale is different. An 02 sensor may be the same part for 6 cars for 6 different automotive manufacturers. Economies of scale make this sensor easy to sell at high volume to amortize R&D and tooling easily. Small changes like using a different shaped connector or longer set of wires can make the core sensor apply to even more vehicles. Now the right rear quarter panel for a Mercedes-Benz A222 S class coupe only applies to a single vehicle, made in extremely limited quantities, with a series of metal stampings that cost exponentially more to build the tooling and run the expansive machinery than with a more simple sensor. Yes, the panel may represent $1.25 of metal, but the tooling, QC, machinery run and set up costs, and storage are amortized over a short run of parts representing a 1000%+ price increase over the metal supplied for the part. Back to margin, some things come down to mix. An aftermarket parts chain works in slim margin with high turn, but they gouge you on impulse buys. That candy bar and antiseize grease packet at the counter at a 200% mark up helps offset the sparkplug at 5% to end in an overall mix that supports profitability. There realy isn't an impulse buy at the dealership; the customer deals with the sales in an entirely different mechanism. They are running a transaction with a third party that handles the repair process. The parts sold are in low volume and must run closer the the optimum mix number. While service items at a dealer typically make higher margin upsells, they are a harder sell than a cold soda to someone looking at a hot afternoon under their own hood. Sometimes though, $6K for a cast turbine rim from Ronal ( a major rim vendor for OEM's) is really just because the customer bought a McLaren SLR and can afford it, when practically the same rim for an SL550 is about $500.
Ok as some say why are there different cars,trucks,motorcycle,shoes, sandwiches,make up, hair color, etc. Now we also have quality/price point on firearms. If you had a very low amount to spend on a home defense pistol , let's say. Then you probably won't spend $1500-$3000 on that Kimber custom shop hand built 1911 9mm. So on low end you might have a used Jennings, Hi Point etc. and these would possibly in sub $100 range. But considering an average priced Hi Point semi auto in 9mm, .40 S&W, .45acp run at or below $150 NEW with lifetime warranty. And regardless of the haters a Hi Point is a functional, accurate and for the most part completely dependable yet (re:ugly/bulky) are only something thier mother could love. Big, bulky, clunky, but they shoot and are reasonable to replace if they are confiscated after a home defense senario. The fact is a used $100 gun is exactly the same as the $10,000 gold/diamond encrusted Desert Eagle I once saw. Load gun, charge chamber, release safety if equipt, squeeze trigger and it goes bang. Bad guy, or critter/varmint targeted will not care if shot is properly placed. Rifles can be bare bones basic unit with plastic stock vs hand crafted walnut stock to custom aftermarket stock to tactical (or read as) multi adjustable stock. Cheap rifle still kills but maybe not be as accurate as a much higher quality/standard rifle. You can get $25,000 target rifle BUT a properly blue printed $299 one from Walmart will do very much same job. So it like do you want a base model Honda Fit or the McLaren 720s. Your pocket book and personal wants are the reason.